House Passes Budget Resolution, Clearing Path for Dems to Push COVID Relief Through
Posted on AllSides February 5th, 2021
From The Right
The House on Friday passed a budget resolution, mounting a key procedural hurdle and clearing a path for Congress to pass President Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
The Senate passed the budget resolution earlier on Friday in a 51-50 vote along party lines, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.
Democrats plan to use a process called budget reconciliation to pass the hefty relief bill, which allows the legislation to be approved and sent to Biden’s desk with a simple majority of votes, rather than the...
Some content from this outlet may be limited or behind a paywall.
