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Democrats Agree to Lower Unemployment Benefits as Part of Stimulus Bill Compromise On 3/5/21 at 9:11 PM EST Senate Democrats reached a compromise Friday evening over unemployment benefits, as competing proposals held up the passage of President Joe Bidens coronavirus stimulus package. The original American Rescue Act, as passed by the House, included $400 in additional weekly payments to unemployed people through August. Republican Ohio Senator Rob Portman countered with an offer of $300 paymen...

The legislation will now be sent back to the House of Representatives for approval before it can be signed into law by the president—a process that lawmakers pledge will happen before March 14,

The process was stalled for 12 hours when Democrats couldnt agree on an amendment from Senator Bernie Sanders.

Peter Meijer Proposes $2,400 Stimulus Checks under DOGE Plan On 3/5/21 at 3:39 AM EST Republican congressman Peter Meijer has said that the American Rescue Plan is full of waste and has touted his own proposal to cut the price tag of the stimulus package in half while increasing payments to individuals. The Michigan freshman representative has been pushing his own alternative to the $1.9.trillion relief package with his alternative Direct Dollars Over Government Excess, called the $DOGE Plan. H...

The Pennsylvania senator criticized aspects of the COVID-19 relief bill, as Republicans continue to brand it too costly and suggest money will be spent in areas it should not be.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about

"As a former governor, if the federal government is going to be handing out billions of dollars, Im going to have my hand out to get as much as I can," Romney said.

John Kennedy Attacks COVID Stimulus Bill With Harvey Weinstein Analogy On 3/5/21 at 8:36 AM EST Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) drew a comparison to movie mogul and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein while criticizing the COVID-19 relief billDemocrats are inching closer to passing in the Senate. During his remarks on the Senate floor on Thursday, Kennedy argued against the roughly $1.9 trillion budget allocated to the legislation, at one point referring to disgraced film industry titan Weinste...

The American Rescue Plan is likely to be delayed because of a demand to read it in full in the upper house.

The House previously passed a version of the bill that would raise the weekly unemployment payments to $400.