CT restaurants hail federal aid plan
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Match restaurant owner and chef Matt Storch waits to meet with Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz during a walking tour of the Washington Street retail and restaurant district in Norwalk, Conn. on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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New Haven, Connecticut - Saturday, August 01, 2020: Douglas Coffin, co-owner with Robin Bodack (not in photo) of Next Door bar and pizza restaurant) on Humphrey Steet in New Haven. While the restaurant is closing, Coffin will continue cooking pizzas out of the kitchen for takeout under the Big Green Pizza Truck name.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
By Niv Elis - 02/05/21 02:26 PM EST
The House on Friday approved the Senate-amended budget resolution, setting in place the process to pass President Biden s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan without the need for GOP support.
The bill passed 219-209.
Rep. Jared Golden (Maine) was the only Democrat to join every Republican in voting against the measure. Golden cited a preference for passing a standalone vaccine bill immediately instead of embarking on the lengthier reconciliation process.
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“Our work to crush the coronavirus and deliver relief to the American people is urgent and of the highest priority,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi
The budget resolution’s adoption kicks off a process called reconciliation, which can pass the Senate with a simple majority, bypassing a possible GOP filibuster. The resolution includes instructions for Congress’s authorizing committees to write legislation that will affect federal finances.
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Question of the Day In this image from Senate TV, Vice President Kamala Harris sits in the chair on the Senate floor to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 at the Capitol in Washington. The Senate early Friday approved a . more > By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Friday, February 5, 2021
House Democrats gave final approval Friday to a new federal budget for fiscal year 2021, moving with striking speed on a version that cleared the Senate just hours earlier.
With the budget now in hand, committees in both chambers can begin to write the details of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, and have cleared the way to eventual approval without needing any Republican support.