, as some Senate Democrats had requested.
In exchange, some senators had pushed to extend unemployment benefits for the full six months that President Biden initially requested, rather than the five months approved by the House. But the change did not make it into the final version of the bill, according to a Democratic aide. The bill provides a $400 weekly federal subsidy on top of state benefits.
With that assurance in hand, the Senate can vote to begin consideration of the economic aid package and substitute the House bill with the Senate version.Republicans largely oppose the measure as unneeded and wasteful. Sen. Ron Johnson is expected to request a full reading of the more than 600-page bill, a process that could take more than 10 hours and substantially delay its progress.
Democrats are expected to have the votes to reject most amendments. There is no time limit on the process, which normally ends when objecting senators run out of steam. Johnson said he is asking Republicans to sign up for shifts to keep it going as long as possible.Running 24 hours a day, the whole process could take the full weekend to complete, pushing back a final vote Democrats had hoped would take place by Friday.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
Thst should be enough help to get us safely housed and fed and back st work!
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