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National News See other National News Articles Title: Senate Dems Push Through $1.9TN Stimulus Blueprint As Harris Casts First Tiebreaker Democrats moved to push through President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan with or without - most likely without - Republican support. Following an hours-long "vote-o-rama" (a sophisticated legislative procedure, for those who aren't familiar), VP Kamala Harris cast her first tie-breaking vote to approve the budget plan in the Senate. The deciding vote came early Friday morning, after about 15 hours of all-night debate, and votes on dozens of amendments. In the end, the Senate found itself in a 50-50 partisan deadlock, allowing Harris to break the tie in a 0530ET vote... https://twitter.com/i/status/1357673923614302215 . but not before a series of amendments were passed to the budget plan that passed the House on Wednesday. Reuters offered an example: the Senate added a measure calling for increased funding for rural hospitals whose resources have been strained by the pandemic. Shortly before the final vote, Democrats upped the pressure on Republicans by using amendments to reverse three earlier Trump-era votes that Republicans had won. This involved stripping support for the Canada-to-United States Keystone XL pipeline that Biden has blocked and support for hydraulic fracking to extract underground oil and natural gas. Also overturned was a Republican amendment barring coronavirus aid to immigrants living in the United States illegally. Given the changes approved by the Senate, the revised bill will now be kicked back to the House, which will need to approve the changes and agree on the Senate’s language. After all that is done, there is still one last step: Democrats will come together to craft the final relief bill, and pass it under special budget rules allowing them to circumvent a Republican filibuster in the Senate. The special rule is called "reconciliation", Democratic leaders like Chuck Schumer, the legislative leader in the Senate, said the vote was a “giant first step” toward passing comprehensive coronavirus aid. Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders added that adoption means help is on the way to those suffering from an “economic collapse." "Tonight we can say to them we understand the pain that they are experiencing and we are going to do something about it," Sanders said. Poster Comment: Biden was on a path to run a $4 trillion budget deficit but that could go to $4.5 trillion with all this spending. And when the Depression hits revenues will drop and subsidies will sky rocket sending the budget deficits past $5 trillion a year for two years which means $40 trillion national debt by the end of 2022 or maybe some time early in 2023. 90% Silver Coins - $10 Face Value Roll $285.21. That Stimulus check means I can afford 5 ten dollar rolls of pre-1965 US 90% silver coins. $1,426.05. That and my present holdings will help me get through the next few years of Biden waiting for the Civil War. After that Who Cares. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
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The current Democratic proposal would send $1,400 payments to individuals earning $50,000 or less, and $2,800 to married couples earning under $100,000.
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