The House passed its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill early Saturday, sending the massive proposal to the Senate as Democrats rush to approve more aid before unemployment programs expire.
It is the first major legislative initiative for President Joe Biden. The House approved it in a 219-212 mostly party line vote, as two Democrats joined all Republicans in opposing it.
Senators will start considering the pandemic assistance plan next week. Lawmakers will offer amendments, and the chamber will likely pass a different version of the bill, meaning the House would have to pass the Senate’s plan or the chambers would have to craft a final proposal in a conference committee.
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not holding my breath, but will any of the democrat senators jump off the loony progressive ship and not pass this pork barrel bill. 1/2 trillion has not been spent from the 4T already allocated for covid relief; 2) 9% of this bloated catastrophe is going for covid, the rest for pet pork projects for pelosi and schumer and blue states who got biden elected; 3) not till 2022 will these funds be used but these democrats know they will get kicked out (hopefully) so they want to ram this down our throats.