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President Biden Urged US Senate to Approve $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package

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Jennie Miller

On Saturday, US President Joe Biden urged the US Senate to take immediate action after the House passed his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package. Point to be noted that Democrats faced intraparty rifts over the future of a worker-pay increase. The measure passed early Saturday largely along party lines, 219-212, with two Democrats joining all Republicans in opposition. On Saturday, Biden said there was no time to waste in passing the bill and getting it to his desk. He pointed out that Americans were now closer to receiving more vaccinations, $1,400 relief checks, and additional aid contained in the bill. Biden said, “If we act quickly, decisively, and boldly, we can finally get ahead of this virus, we can finally get our economy moving again. The people of this country have suffered far too much for too long. We need to relieve that suffering”.

Legislators will likely change the legislation before passing it in the Senate. It would then send back to the House to approve the amended bill before it reaches the president’s desk. Democrats are looking to finish the package before 14th March, when certain types of federal unemployment assistance are set to expire. The relief plan would enhance and extend jobless benefits, provide $350 billion to state and local governments. It would send $1,400 to many Americans and fund vaccine distribution, among other measures. US Congress has passed a series of relief measures since the pandemic started. Democrats said the latest package will help support the country’s return to normalcy. Republicans have largely lined up against the legislation, attacking it as too large and wasteful.

The US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said, “This isn’t a relief bill. It takes care of Democrats’ political allies while it fails to deliver for American families”. It was an effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 as part of the relief package was thrown into doubt after a ruling from the Senate parliamentarian late Thursday. McCarthy said the effort wouldn’t comply with the chamber’s rules for legislation passed through a process called reconciliation, which allows a bill to avoid a possible filibuster and be approved with 51 votes. The finding created a political stress test for Democrats, who have largely remained united in the early weeks of Biden’s term. Progressive legislators rapidly called for Democrats to ignore the parliamentarian’s ruling or abolish the filibuster to raise the wage.

Source: http://www.vindulacms.com/president-biden-urged-us-senate-to-approve-1-9-trillion-stimulus-package/

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