Senate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as vote timing creeps toward the weekend

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Senate Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill that the entire caucus will have to support, a task that has proven difficult in the final hours of negotiations

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In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill that the entire caucus will have to support, a task that has proven difficult in the final hours of negotiations and revealed the uphill climb the party will have in moving President Joe Biden's agenda in the future.

"The sticking pointsModerate Democrats, in their meeting with Biden on Monday, made it clear they wanted a few things in this final package. They wanted more money for broadband, an extension of some small business tax credits and money for rural hospitals. They also wanted to make the $1,400 stimulus payments more targeted and lower the weekly federal unemployment benefits to $300 instead of $400.

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Last chance for them to cut or minimize as much as possible while Americans go hungry, unemployment run out, and Congress makes $3,340 PER WEEK. No rush of course. They working on it STILL...hurry

Last chance for them to cut or minimize as much as possible while Americans go hungry, unemployment run out, and Congress makes $3,340 PER WEEK. No rush of course. They working on it STILL...hurry

EnoughIsEnough American's can't wait till April ! This was suppose to happen February we just said goodbye to February ! Hello March ! Get it Passed !

There is no cure other than musk and Christ, the cure for Corona is musk

Schumer Oh Schumer the Trummplican are STILL managing to play you. The Budget Reconciliation weapon is being diluted. The Filibuster is STILL alive to be used at anytime

Do the math, it’s pretty simple. $15 per hour easily beats a one time payment of $1400 over the course of 6 weeks.

That’s right ohh that’s so good they have to scramble like eggs 🥚 in frying pan 🍳 it’s a perfect thing to grapple with for millions Americans ppl who deserves a little quadruple green in their pockets so hurry presumable make it happen right now get it to the mailbox in time

It will be read in congress tomorrow and everyone will be able to see what they are trying to sneak in! Tonight they are rushing to clean it up! lol

Bailout of rich union employees pensions...wow...Democrats so smart and intelligent.

Keep on screwing the taxpayers!

Considering most of it will not go to help actual families might as well crank up the fireplaces and burn it.

Biden releases 100 migrants testing positive for Covid19, in Texas. That is what I call crazier than me.

Ridiculous that 300+ million people gotta wait cause the Senator from meth capitol West Virginia wants more money for broadband.

The People have given the Democrats the power to govern —and govern they shall.

With a whooping 9% going to COVID-19 relief. Why do people vote Democrat?

Finally a covid 19 relief bill and something for college dependents

Fuck Sen_JoeManchin

Turns out some of them are actually Republicans.

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Scrambling Just imagine if they weren't. Hurry up!!!!

Democrats have the House, Senate, AND WHITE HOUSE and yet they still can't push forward a timely bill.

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