WASHINGTON — West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III said Friday he would oppose President Joe Biden’s choice for White House budget director, in a decision that could imperil Neera
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., pledged Friday that Congress would approve President Biden s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill and send
House Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion
COVID-19 relief bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an increase in the federal minimum wage to$15 per hour, $1,400 direct checks for Americans making $75,000 or less a year, an extension of $400 federal unemployment benefits and more money for small businesses struggling amid the pandemic.
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The legislation, which had already been passed in pieces out of individual committees, was packaged together by the House Budget Committee.
The panel will take up the bill Monday and it is expected to come to the House floor for a vote later next week.