Posted on 03/06/2021 4:47:05 PM PST by Aquamarine
The Senate approved the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package Saturday on a party-line vote.
All 50 Democrats voted for the relief bill while all Republicans but one absent voted against the bill.
The bill, also known as the American Rescue Plan or H.R. 1319, was passed by the House on Feb. 27 by a vote of 219–212, with all Republicans and two Democrats voting against it.
The Senate was able to pass the bill after several amendments. The bill will be returned to the House for reconciliation which is expected to happen early next week.
The amendments adopted by the Senate included removing the $15 minimum wage, reducing the unemployment bonus on top of the usual unemployment benefit from $400 to $300 per week, and extending the payment of extra unemployment benefit to Sept. 6.
With 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans in the Senate, Vice President Kamala Harris is supposed to break the tie if the Senate votes on a party line. However, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) left Washington on Friday to his home state for a family funeral and enabled the Senate Democrats to pass the bill without help from Harris.
The House and Senate Republicans refused to vote for the stimulus package for various reasons. Republicans said the bill is not targeted, with only nine percent spending directly related to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic, is infiltrated with leftists’ agenda, and is moved forward without nearly any input from the Republican side.
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I think the $1.9 trillion should be divided by the number of legislators in Congress that votes for it. Then each state will be responsible for paying their share of the $1.9trillion commensurate with their legislator.
It’s not their money. What do they care?
The Three Unfunny Stooges.
Don’t care. They can pass covid-19 stimulus after covid-19 stimulus. Remove the illegal and legal work visas holders from the US before I care.
Would rather work fit a US company, earning US wages and paying US taxes. But... as long as the Uniparty supports the Cheap Labor Express from India and Mexico, I’ll take everything I can get. I’ll consider it early retirement.
Nice that overseas wages are specifically excluded from any Unemployment Compensation, (as there is no W2, no 1099, no state and local taxes) at least that’s what a CDLE representative told me. So unemployment back pay from January to now, as long as I’m physically present in Colorado
Let the Indians and Mexicans pay for it.
OMG. How are we going to combat the ruinous HR1, which would seal us with only Dimmocommies in office forever?
Good luck waiting for the perfect politicians which will satisfy all your requirements. I will operate here in the real world.
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