U.S. senators weigh paring back Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid plan

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021 5:17 PM UPDATED 29 MINUTES AGO

By Richard Cowan 3 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators on Wednesday were eyeing potentially significant cuts to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as they awaited a ruling on whether the measure can include raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

The Senate parliamentarian was expected to decide soon whether Senator Bernie Sanders’ proposed minimum wage increase is allowable under a rule allowing a simple majority of the 100-member Senate to approve the sweeping relief measure, instead of the chamber’s typical 60-vote majority.

The House of Representatives on Friday could pass the bill that would help tackle the heavy human and economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 500,000 Americans and thrown millions out of work.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senators-weigh-paring-back-bidens-1-9-trillion-covid-19-aid-plan-idUSKBN2AO2UQ?il=0

[dweller]

1. 😑

why ... ?

sigh
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[turbinetree]

2. Some BS about broadband coverage in rural areas, like these broadband service

providers can't hire people to add this or build this infrastructure ..........more smoke and mirrors ...........or #Moscow Mitch running around about the debt........he gave a 1.5 trillion tax cut..........

[Irish_Dem]

3. If this package was going to billionaires, they would not cut a dime.

[crickets]

5. 👆 This.

[BlueTsunami2018]

4. There's just no way to do the right thing in this country.

It’s so discouraging. I feel like even if we had 75 senators there still would be no way to get anything good passed.