Focus on Capitol Hill turns to passing Biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief bill
Congressional Democrats will renew their focus this week on passing President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, as they face a mid-March deadline when enhanced unemployment benefits expire, if Congress doesn’t act in time.
With former president Donald Trump’s impeachment trial out of the way in the Senate, Democrats are preparing to push the legislation through a few final procedural hoops before an expected floor vote next week in the House. From there, the legislation would go to the Senate.
Biden is participating in a CNN town hall Tuesday night to discuss the coronavirus, the economy and other issues. He is likely to use the opportunity to promote his relief plan, which includes a new round of $1,400 stimulus checks as well as hundreds of billions of dollars for schools, city and state governments, coronavirus testing and vaccine manufacture and distribution.
The proposal would also increase emergency unemployment benefits from $300 to $400 a week and extend them into the fall.
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2022 will be a lot easier on Dems.
People are hurting. Time for Dems to prove that gov't can work.
