Did 44 Senators Vote Against Sending Americans Coronavirus Stimulus Payments?

Posted on AllSides April 20th, 2020
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FACT CHECK

An image shared on Facebook over 4,100 times claims 42 Democratic senators, plus two Independents, voted against sending direct payments to Americans as part of the coronavirus economic stimulus package.

Verdict: False

While Democratic senators voted against moving the bill forward in earlier procedural votes over policy concerns, the Senate passed the final version unanimously.

Fact Check:

The image displays the names of 44 senators, all Democrats except for Independent Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine, alleging they “voted NOT to send stimulus checks.”

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