Senators face a long night at work Thursday as they begin the process to move through President Joe Biden s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal without Republican support in a marathon vote-a-rama session.
Later this afternoon, the 50 hours of debate will end on the budget resolution, which Democrats are using to move Biden s COVID plan through Congress with a process known as reconciliation.
And while reconciliation is a nifty tool that shrinks the required vote total from 60 to 51 senators for passage, it also includes a painful legislation process known as the vote-a-rama.
In a vote-a-rama, any senator can file an amendment to the resolution.
Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters "like a loaded cannon" at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats said in making their most detailed case yet for why the former president should be convicted.
Biden joins congressional leaders and Capitol Police to honor fallen officer from N.J.
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police officers and lawmakers prepare to pay their respects as an urn with the cremated remains of fellow officer Brian Sicknick arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 2, 2021.Getty Images
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The remains of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who lost his life in the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of President Donald Trump, were brought to the U.S. Capitol for one last time Tuesday night. He will lay in honor overnight.
Among those who came to pay their respects was President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden.
Would Consider Limits on Who Gets Covid-19 Checks, Biden Tells Congressional Democrats
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President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats on Wednesday he would not back down on including $1,400 checks for struggling Americans in his COVID-19 relief plan but would consider tighter limits on who gets them, lawmakers and aides said.
Biden held a conference call with House of Representatives Democrats and talked with Democratic senators at the White House as the party prepared to use a procedural maneuver to push Biden s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package through without Republican votes if necessary. We did have a conversation about the direct payments and how those might be modified in a way to ensure they re targeted, Senator Chris Coons, a Democrat from Biden s home state of Delaware, said as he left the White House Wednesday morning.