HEALTH CARE BRIEFING: Biden's Stimulus to Easily Pass House
March 8, 2021 6:07 AM By Brandon Lee President Joe Bidenâs $1.9 trillion package will sail through the House when it takes up the bill on Tuesday, according to Democratic lawmakers and aides, even after proposals progressives championed were scaled back. The Senateâs changes to the House-passed bill, made to appease moderates and comply with parliamentary rules, included dropping a proposed minimum wage increase but are unlikely to prove enough to make progressive Democrats vote against it. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) can only afford to have four Democrats oppo...