But it’s unclear whether the entire bill could survive arcane Senate rules that determine what does, and does not, qualify under reconciliation. The budget process allows for bypassing the 60-vote legislative filibuster but also places limits on what can be included.
The wage hike appears most at risk of being jettisoned both because of Senate reconciliation rules and because, while Democrats are generally supportive of increasing the minimum wage, $15 an hour does not yet have the support of all 50 Democratic senators.
With an impeachment trial slated to start the week of Feb. 8, Congress is facing down an aggressive timeline to get the budget resolution through both chambers before it starts. After that, lawmakers will still need to draft the coronavirus bill, with the House out of session until late February.
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Biden orders sweeping actions to pause federal oil leasing and fight climate change Author: Anna M. Phillips and Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times Updated: January 28 Published January 27
U.S. President Joe Biden signs executive orders after speaking about climate change issues in the State Dining Room of the White House on Jan. 27, 2021 in Washington, D.C. President Biden signed several executive orders related to the climate change crisis on Wednesday, including one directing a pause on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands. Also pictured, left to right, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and White House Science Advisor Eric Lander. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)
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