Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Saturday voted against President Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, preventing Democrats from claiming any patina of bipartisanship on a popular package that most Republicans attacked as a waste of money.Murkowski, who put forward an amendment to the bill that was ultimately adopted, was seen as a potential swing vote for Democrats. However, in the end, not a single Republican in either chamber.
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A deal on a way forward will be announced soon, source says
From CNN s Manu Raju
A source familiar tells CNN that a deal about the path forward on the Covid-19 stimulus bill is coming soon.
Under a final agreement accepted by Sen. Joe Manchin, Senate Democrats will now offer an amendment to extend the enhanced Unemployment Insurance program through September 6 at $300 a week, according to a Democratic aide with knowledge of the negotiations.
The House-passed bill would have provided the benefit through August 29.
This agreement also provides tax relief to workers who received unemployment insurance compensation by making the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits non-taxable for the first time to prevent surprise bills for the unemployed at end of year, which was not in the House-passed legislation. This provision applies only to households with incomes under $150k.
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