House To Vote On Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Bill

Democrats are preparing to take up a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan that will test their unity in a closely divided government.

House Democrats are expected to vote on the bill, modeled after President Biden’s plan, this week, allowing for the Senate to vote as soon as next week. Democrats want the bill signed into law by mid-March, when federal unemployment benefits will expire.

“I feel as if we’ve worked the staff 24/7 for a number of weeks now to make sure that we stay on schedule with the American Rescue Plan, the Biden plan,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters during a press conference late last week

Pelosi is hoping to have the bill on the floor by Friday, but it first needs to go through both the Budget and Rules Committees.

Read more at The Hill.

{Matzav.com}