President likely to sign the bill on Friday. In a vote entirely along party lines, the House of Representatives voted to approve a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that…
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Senate Votes on COVID-19 Stimulus Amendments
Minimum wage increase no longer a part of the legislation. After a 51-50 vote on Thursday that required Vice President Harris to cast the deciding vote, the Senate…
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Senate Parliamentarian Blocks Minimum Wage Hike
House moves forward with initial plan anyway. On Thursday evening, the Senate’s Parliamentarian, the individual in charge of maintaining the voluntary rules put in place by the Senate,…
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House Plans Vote on COVID Bill Friday
$1.9 trillion legislation intended to stimulate the economy. The House Rules Committee published the new coronavirus relief bill text on Wednesday. It includes three new categories of spending…
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House Panel Releases COVID-19 Stimulus Package
$1.9 billion bill seeks to curb economic fallout. The House Budget Committee has released its $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill. The bill is the culmination of bipartisan talks,…
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President to Meet With Canada’s Prime Minister
They will focus primarily on the shared goal of ending the COVID-19 pandemic White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Saturday that President Joe Biden will be…
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President Discusses Moving COVID Relief Forward
Lays out plan to circumvent opposition. This past Friday, President Joe Biden gave a speech, communicating to the American people that he considers drafting a COVID relief bill…
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Senate Moves Forward with Virus Aid
Vice president breaks tie vote. The Senate voted Friday morning to move forward with the next round of COVID-19 relief aid for Americans. The vote was split down…
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Vice President Breaks Senate Tie on Budget Vote
Bill sets a “blueprint” for COVID relief package. After a 15-hour “vote-a-thon” as members of the Senate considered multiple amendments to the budget bill, the final Senate vote…
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President Meets with Senators on Virus Aid
Lawmakers propose one-third stimulus that President Biden supports. As the first month of 2021 came to a close with no new stimulus payments approved since December, President Biden…
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