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March 6, 2021 The Senate's bill changed the income threshold for direct payments, and it does not include a provision to raise the federal minimum wage. The Senate passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief package Saturday afternoon.  The bill passed on a party-line vote. It will head back to the House of Representatives for approval before reaching the president's desk. Key provisions include direct payments to Americans, extension of unemployment benefits, money for K-12 schools, and funds for state and local governments.  Political jockeying and a parliamentarian ruling fo...

The Senate's bill changed the income threshold for direct payments, and it does not include a provision to raise the federal minimum wage.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's thumbs-down vote on Friday reminded many of when the late Sen. John McCain tanked Republicans' efforts to overthrow Obamacare.

in the 7 years since you tweeted this, the minimum wage has lost 11% of its value. Why did you vote against raising the min wage today? Many others weighed in as well: Kyrsten Sinema is the most vapid Democratic politician to come along in quite a while. Her shtick of funky hair and bright clothing as a mask for her apparent sociopathy is downright horrifying. She’s not a “maverick,” she’s an attention seeker who only engages in aesthetics. Arizona’s late Senator John McCain gave a thumb’s down on repealing the Affordable Care Act in 2017. Today Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema gave...

The president and the Senate’s most recognizable progressive have made sure to work constructively together, even under stressful policy battles.