Senate marching toward midday passage of COVID bill. "We have about 14 amendments left"

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Once senators vote to approve the package, it will go back to the House where Democratic leaders will need to convince members to back changes to unemployment insurance and tax rebate checks. https://t.co/z8qcwgaItU?amp=1

Senate marching toward midday passage of coronavirus relief bill
'Vote-a-rama' nears finish line after senators pull all-nighter

The Senate was slowly trudging toward approval of a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package Saturday, with final approval expected around midday, according to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer.

“It looks like we have about 14 amendments left and one or two of those may be voice voted. So I would ask that we all stay in our seats so we can expedite the process,” he said shortly before 9 a.m. “I would ask that we try to accomplish these votes in no more than 10 minutes so that we can move forward.”

As of 9 a.m. Saturday, the Senate had voted on more than 22 amendments and adopted four.

Republicans proposed nearly 600 amendments to the bill, though as of Saturday morning only one GOP amendment had been adopted.

https://www.rollcall.com/2021/03/06/senate-covid-19-relief-bill-vote-a-rama/

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[JohnSJ]

1. I was wondering how many were left. Thanks

[bigtree]

3. you're welcome

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[Wounded Bear]

2. Dems need to stick together...they just need to gut it out until the repubs run out of bullshit...

or at least get tired of shoveling the shit this go-around.

[JohnSJ]

4. They are

[Johnny2X2X]

5. Yeah

The drama was yesterday and it wasn’t a massive thing, reduced the UE extension from 30 weeks to 26 weeks. While I think 30 was obviously a better deal, 26 weeks is 6 full months and will help people.

People have started to look at this as an all or nothing thing, like this is the only thing that will get passed in the next 4 years. It’s not, if things are still rough in the Fall, another small UE boost and extension could be passed.

MW isn’t dead either, something can pass, maybe not $15, but something can get done.

[JohnSJ]

6. I think so too

[Johnny2X2X]

7. Sinema and Manchin

They pissed me off too. But people need to realize that both went along with 99% of what’s in the bill. And without them we don’t control the Senate and nothing close to this would have gotten done.

[JohnSJ]

8. Let your last sentence sink in

[Wounded Bear]

9. Yeah, they're annoying, but we kinda need them...

[UTUSN]

10. K&R

[OnDoutside]

11. Manchin votes for the Bill !

[OnDoutside]

12. Sinema votes for the Bill !

[malaise]

13. Final tally 50-49

Huge victory - and and fuck Murcowski