House passes Biden’s $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill
3 years, 10 months ago

House passes Biden’s $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill

LA Times  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a news conference Friday before the vote on the $1.9-trillion pandemic relief package, which she called “a great bill.” The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief package early Saturday, pushing forward the aid millions of Americans have waited for as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic that has killed half a million Americans and crippled the economy. House Democrats included a $15 minimum wage in the legislation, even though the provision will probably be stripped out in the Senate, after that chamber’s parliamentarian advised it was not allowed under rules being used to pass the relief bill. “We now have to deliver on that promise to 27 million Americans who are not going to be much convinced when we go back in two years and say, ‘Sorry, the unelected parliamentarian told us we couldn’t raise the minimum wage.’” Senate Democrats have indicated they do not plan to overrule the parliamentarian to move forward with the popular wage increase, and Biden advisors said Friday the president would leave the decision to senators. Politics COVID-19 bill must lose $15 minimum wage hike, Senate parliamentarian rules The Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a massive COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress.

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Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations
2 years ago

Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations

Associated Press  

KINGSHILL, U.S. Virgin Islands — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government operating through the end of the federal budget year in September 2023, and provide tens of billions of dollars in new aid to Ukraine for its fight against the Russian military. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader …

Biden hails economic bill amid signs of broad Dem support
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden hails economic bill amid signs of broad Dem support

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hailed a nascent Democratic package of climate, health care and tax initiatives as “a giant step forward” for the country Thursday as congressional leaders began nailing down votes for a campaign-season bill they’ve cast as a boon for voters struggling with inflation. After Schumer briefed Democratic senators on the 725-page measure, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, …

Biden’s $1.9-trillion relief plan: Major victory gets mixed one-year reviews
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden’s $1.9-trillion relief plan: Major victory gets mixed one-year reviews

LA Times  

President Biden speaks before signing the $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office on March 11, 2021. Friday was the anniversary of Biden’s signing of the American Rescue Plan, and the second anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration that COVID-19 had become a global pandemic. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said she had no regrets about any inflation that the …

Biden signs historic $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden signs historic $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill

LA Times  

Biden said the legislation will overhaul the nation’s infrastructure and boost its economy, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. President Biden on Monday signed a historic $1-trillion bipartisan bill that he said will overhaul the nation’s infrastructure and boost the nation’s economy, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rob Portman of Ohio who said he hoped …

What’s in Biden’s $1.75 trillion ‘Build Back Better’ package?
3 years, 2 months ago

What’s in Biden’s $1.75 trillion ‘Build Back Better’ package?

Al Jazeera  

US House of Representatives passes Biden package that’s a cornerstone of his agenda to rebuild America. The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives on Friday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion social policy and climate package, sending it back to the Senate where it is likely to be modified further. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the restrictions the legislation places …

US Senate vote advances Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill
3 years, 5 months ago

US Senate vote advances Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Al Jazeera  

In a rare stroke of bipartisanship, Republicans joined Democrats to overcome the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the measure towards final votes. The United States Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came together and voted to clear a key procedural hurdle, but the action soon stalled out as opponents tried …

Biden Meets Dems At Capitol To Firm Up Support For Reconciliation Package
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden Meets Dems At Capitol To Firm Up Support For Reconciliation Package

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: President Biden is on the Hill to discuss with Senate Democrats the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package they have reached overnight that would expand Medicare benefits, boost federal safety net programs and combat climate change. Drew Angerer via Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden stepped up his bid to push his multitrillion-dollar domestic plans through …

Biden lowers price tag and proposes no immediate changes to GOP tax law in effort to strike bipartisan deal
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden lowers price tag and proposes no immediate changes to GOP tax law in effort to strike bipartisan deal

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden offered to bring his price tag on an infrastructure package down to $1 trillion but wants to ensure it amounts to “new money” – not redirected from funding already approved by Congress as Senate Republicans have been demanding, a GOP source briefed on the talks said. Not a ‘best and final’ offer Biden’s intent on …

IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way
3 years, 9 months ago

IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Along with daylight saving time, this weekend could bring some Americans fatter bank balances. “The payments will be delivered automatically to taxpayers even as the IRS continues delivering regular tax refunds,” IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said in a statement. Then-President Donald Trump called the payments in the $900 billion relief bill passed in December too small and Biden …

The COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed. What's Biden's Next Big Move?
3 years, 9 months ago

The COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed. What's Biden's Next Big Move?

NPR  

The COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed. Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Now that Democrats have passed President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, all eyes turn to what's next. But if Republicans voted en masse against the COVID-19 relief bill, which was broadly popular with the American public, it's hard to …

US: Biden signs $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill before speech to nation
3 years, 9 months ago

US: Biden signs $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill before speech to nation

India Today  

Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health. He’s aiming to steer the nation toward a hungered-for sentiment — hope — as he marks one year since the onset of the …

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Another round of stimulus checks is on the way. President Joe Biden signed a COVID-19 relief package worth nearly $1.9 trillion into law on Thursday. In that same provision, however, Senate Democrats also decided to forgive taxes on the first $10,200 in unemployment income for Americans with household incomes of less than $150,000 — a major relief …

Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief bill

Al Jazeera  

President in national address will say all US adults will be eligible for COVID vaccine no later than May 1. President Joe Biden, riding high on a significant legislative victory in the US Congress, signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill at the White House on Thursday, marking one year of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Biden will …

Biden signs $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, a day earlier than expected
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, a day earlier than expected

LA Times  

President Biden signed a sweeping $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief package into law Thursday, authorizing a massive infusion of federal aid aimed primarily at working families. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle-class folks, the people who built this country, a fighting chance,” Biden said after signing the bill …

Biden signs historic $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs historic $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package into law on Thursday afternoon. “That’s what the essence of it is.” Congress on Wednesday passed the relief package, which has been Biden’s first and most pressing legislative priority since taking office in January. White House chief of staff Ron Klain said the enrolled bill arrived …

Congress Sends $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill To Biden’s Desk
3 years, 9 months ago

Congress Sends $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill To Biden’s Desk

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Democrats gave final approval Wednesday to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk for a pit stop before another round of stimulus checks are sent out to most Americans. The bill includes $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans, extends $300 weekly unemployment benefits into September, establishes about …

Covid rescue plan expected to pass US Congress Wednesday
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid rescue plan expected to pass US Congress Wednesday

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden's massive relief plan is on track to cross the finish line Wednesday with a final House vote, stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic and offering a lifeline for millions of families. If it reaches his desk, Biden -- who made the American Rescue Plan his top legislative priority -- could sign the historic …

Covid relief bill: Congress sends $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to Biden’s desk
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid relief bill: Congress sends $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to Biden’s desk

CNN  

CNN — The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign his top legislative priority into law later this week and deliver aid to most American households amid the pandemic. Key features of the plan include up to $1,400-per-person stimulus payments that will send money to …

House sends $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill to Biden’s desk
3 years, 9 months ago

House sends $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill to Biden’s desk

LA Times  

The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic aid package Wednesday, sending to President Biden a sweeping measure that includes not only pandemic-related $1,400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits, but also the biggest expansion of Obamacare and hefty new tax credits to combat child poverty. The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic aid package Wednesday, sending to President Biden a sweeping …

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package
3 years, 9 months ago

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

NPR  

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP House lawmakers Wednesday gave final approval to President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, sending the legislation to his desk for his signature. "Although I support the Senate's effort to reduce the number of wealthier households that will receive stimulus checks, …

Biden’s COVID Bill Is His First Step Toward an FDR-Style Presidency
55 years ago

Biden’s COVID Bill Is His First Step Toward an FDR-Style Presidency

Slate  

President Joe Biden and Democratic legislative leaders were extremely clear about how they hoped to govern when they won full control of Washington for the first time in more than a decade. At the same time, Democrats were clearly dogged by the memory of the Great Recession, when the Obama administration’s failure to pass a sufficiently large stimulus package set …

US COVID-19 relief bill set for final approval on Wednesday
3 years, 10 months ago

US COVID-19 relief bill set for final approval on Wednesday

Al Jazeera  

Democrats in the US House have scheduled the final vote on the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The US House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday to approve President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package for the United States, Democratic leaders said. The Democratic-controlled House on Tuesday set procedures for the approval of the US Senate’s amended version …

Covid Relief Bill: $1,400 stimulus checks could go out as soon as soon as Biden signs bill this week
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid Relief Bill: $1,400 stimulus checks could go out as soon as soon as Biden signs bill this week

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden said Monday that he was eager to sign the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that the House of Representatives is expected to pass Tuesday. Biden made the comment during a visit to a vaccination site at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that she didn't know whether President …

Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums. “And everything in this package is designed to relieve the suffering and to meet the most urgent needs of the nation, …

Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle

The Hindu  

The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to approve a $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden vows will revive the country's pandemic-stricken economy, capping hours of debate, frenzied negotiations and a marathon overnight voting session. "I promised the American people help was on the way," said Mr. Biden in an address from the White House, after the plan was …

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

Senators worked overnight through Saturday morning to get through a deluge of Republican amendments to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which passed the Senate on Saturday. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Senate has passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, the American Rescue Plan, with $1,400 direct payments to many Americans, a $300 weekly unemployment benefit until September …

Senate Works Through Night On Path To Pass Historic COVID-19 Aid
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Works Through Night On Path To Pass Historic COVID-19 Aid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Senate worked through the night and past sunrise Saturday on Democrats’ showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after a deal between leaders and moderate Sen. Joe Manchin on emergency jobless benefits broke a logjam that had stalled the package. As Friday began, Democrats asserted they’d reached a compromise between party moderates and progressives extending …

Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The House approved a relief bill last weekend that included $400 weekly jobless benefits — on top of regular state payments — through August. As the day …

Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s virus relief bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s virus relief bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats came out with their version of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. Roughly 8 million fewer households will get a check under the Senate bill compared with what the House passed, according to an analysis from the Tax Policy Center. MONEY FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS The Senate bill also provides $350 billion for state and …

Democratic divides sharpen even as Biden’s Covid-19 relief package passes the Senate
3 years, 10 months ago

Democratic divides sharpen even as Biden’s Covid-19 relief package passes the Senate

CNN  

CNN — The honeymoon is over for President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats, whose unified front was thrown into doubt during the final stages of negotiations ahead of Saturday’s vote to pass the White House’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill. The party’s fragile internal peace, which Biden and his team have tended to with great care since he won the …

US Senate narrowly passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief legislation
3 years, 10 months ago

US Senate narrowly passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief legislation

Al Jazeera  

Senate passes amended version of stimulus bill in 50-49 vote, sending it back to the House for approval next week. The United States Senate has narrowly passed an amended version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill, sending the legislation back to the US House of Representatives for final approval. “President Biden has now got his first major …

Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill stalls in US Senate
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill stalls in US Senate

Al Jazeera  

US Senate Democrats’ effort to advance President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill stalled on Friday as senators jousted over how long to extend enhanced unemployment benefits and how much to offer during the pandemic. After the Senate defeated a last-ditch attempt by some of Biden’s fellow Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage, work on his first major …

Senate passes $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate passes $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill

LA Times  

The Senate passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief package Saturday, scaling back unemployment benefits approved by the House and narrowing the number of Americans who receive $1,400 payments in an effort to mollify centrist Democrats and get a bill to President Biden as early as next week. After some surprise last-minute haggling Friday between moderates and progressives, Senate Democrats passed the …

By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill
3 years, 10 months ago

By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted by the slimmest of margins Thursday to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at ensuring they could pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber. Biden and Senate leaders had agreed Wednesday to retain the $400 weekly jobless payments included in the version …

Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s COVID relief bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s COVID relief bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Thursday came out with their version of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. Roughly 8 million fewer households will get a check under the Senate bill compared with what the House passed, according to an analysis from the Tax Policy Center. MONEY FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS The Senate bill also provides $350 billion for …

Covid-19 relief plan: Here’s what’s you’ll get in the Senate stimulus bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 relief plan: Here’s what’s you’ll get in the Senate stimulus bill

CNN  

CNN — The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the Senate contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic. Here’s how Americans could benefit from the Senate bill: If your family makes less than $160,000 a year The Senate bill would provide direct payments worth up to $1,400 per person …

US Senate takes up massive COVID-19 rescue bill
3 years, 10 months ago

US Senate takes up massive COVID-19 rescue bill

Al Jazeera  

The United States Senate cleared a key procedural hurdle on Thursday paving the way for its approval this weekend of President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue legislation. “The United States is facing a once in a century crisis that has sapped millions of jobs from our economy, left millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet and stolen …

Biden signs off on tighter eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden signs off on tighter eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden has agreed to moderate Democrats’ demands to narrow eligibility for the $1,400 stimulus payments included in the $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief bill, according to a Democratic aide. A separate push by moderates to trim the $400-a-week supplemental unemployment benefits in the bill that the House passed last week to $300 won’t be included in what is initially brought …

Biden American Rescue Stimulus Plan Provides $1,400 Checks : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden American Rescue Stimulus Plan Provides $1,400 Checks : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR

NPR  

The Biden Relief Bill: Who Gets What Enlarge this image Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Right now, a bill that would spend roughly 1.9 trillion dollars into the economy is making its way through Congress. This is a big bill — at almost two trillion dollars, it's one of the biggest spending bills in American history, equal to roughly …

Biden presses Senate Democrats to pass COVID-19 relief
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden presses Senate Democrats to pass COVID-19 relief

Al Jazeera  

US president pushes for Senate action on $1.9 trillion federal aid package as Republicans line up in opposition. United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Senate Democrats to stay focused on passing a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package now pending in Congress despite Republican opposition. Quick passage of the $1.9 trillion bill is Biden’s top priority as his new …

Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that was championed by President Joe Biden, the first step in providing another dose of aid to a weary nation as the measure now moves to a tense Senate. That chamber’s nonpartisan parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, said Senate rules require that a federal minimum wage increase would have to be …

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan

India Today  

President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage. FATE OF MINIMUM WAGE HIKE UNCLEAR Democrats will have to sort out how to handle a proposed minimum-wage increase, which may have …

US House approves Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
3 years, 10 months ago

US House approves Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

Al Jazeera  

Included in the legislation are $1,400 direct payments to individuals and $400 a week unemployment benefit through August. The US House of Representatives has approved in a late-night vote President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill, as Democrats who control the chamber steered the sweeping measure towards approval. Minimum wage debate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had predicted the bill …

US President Joe Biden scores win as House passes $US1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
3 years, 10 months ago

US President Joe Biden scores win as House passes $US1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

ABC  

US President Joe Biden has scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $US1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early, although Democrats face challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage. Key points: The plan would pay for vaccines and medical supplies and fund a new round of emergency aid payments The …

How Biden’s Coronavirus Relief Bill Might Just Get Through The Senate
3 years, 10 months ago

How Biden’s Coronavirus Relief Bill Might Just Get Through The Senate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats may control the Senate, but their slim majority means passing President Joe Biden’s nearly $2 trillion American Rescue Plan will take some special maneuvering. In practice, that means the Senate requires 60 votes to pass most big pieces of legislation because that’s what it takes to bring the bill to the floor for a final vote …

COVID-19 bill must drop minimum wage hike, arbiter decides
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 bill must drop minimum wage hike, arbiter decides

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate parliamentarian dealt a potentially lethal blow Thursday to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress, Senate Democratic aides said. He said it shows the special procedure that Democrats are using to protect the …

Covid relief bill: The House is set for a historic down payment on Biden’s legacy
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid relief bill: The House is set for a historic down payment on Biden’s legacy

CNN  

CNN — At any other time, the imminent House passage of a gargantuan $1.9 trillion bill that addresses many of the foundational goals of a new presidency would be regarded as a smashing victory for a White House only six weeks into a first term. Yet even without the minimum wage provision, the legislation is already defining the politics running …

US House poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
3 years, 10 months ago

US House poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

Al Jazeera  

The US House of Representatives is poised to approve a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Friday even as Republicans unify in opposition to the measure backed by President Joe Biden. “Clearly, pent-up demand and frustration with the previous administration pushed President Biden to want to get something done quickly in the midst of this virus,” said Bill Hoagland, senior …

Fight for $15: Wage hike likely blocked from Biden’s COVID relief
3 years, 10 months ago

Fight for $15: Wage hike likely blocked from Biden’s COVID relief

Al Jazeera  

In blow to progressives, Senate arbiter says fast-track process to pass signature legislation precludes the wage hike. A provision that would raise the United States minimum wage as part of President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief legislation has been dealt a likely lethal blow. Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate parliamentarian and the nonpartisan arbiter of its rules, determined that …

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