Coronavirus stimulus: Should Dems compromise or go it alone?

Democrats, now fully in control of Congress, have made passing another economic stimulus bill their top priority. President Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that includes funding for a round of $1,400 stimulus checks, enhanced unemployment benefits, money to support states’ vaccination efforts, and a plan to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.

If they keep their caucus together, Democrats have the numbers to pass Biden’s proposal as is, without a single Republican vote. In the Senate, they can use a process called reconciliation...