The House just voted to approve the Covid-19 relief bill, paving the way for President Biden to sign his top legislative priority into law.
House Democrats passed the legislation on a party line vote of 220-211. No Republicans voted in favor. One Democrat voted against the bill: Rep. Jared Golden of Maine.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said today that Biden will sign the bill on Friday afternoon at the White House.
Passage of the bill marks the first major legislative achievement of the new administration and a Congress that is now under full Democratic control, with narrow majorities in the House and Senate.
Key features of the package include:
- Up to $1,400-per-person stimulus payments that will send money to about 90% of households (Use our calculator to see if you’ll qualify for a stimulus check.)
- A $300 federal boost to weekly jobless benefits
- An expansion of the child tax credit of up to $3,600 per child
- $350 billion in state and local aid, as well as billions of dollars for K-12 schools to help students return to the classroom, to assist small businesses hard-hit by the pandemic and for vaccine research, development and distribution.
- Extends a 15% increase in food stamp benefits through September
- Helps low-income households cover rent
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Because it includes things that have nothing to do n with relief for families
And if Trump hadn’t shot himself in the foot, it would have lost 52-48 in the Senate. Indeed, but for Trump’s incompetence in the election, it would be facing a presidential veto even if passed by both houses.
i don’t like biden but sounds like a good stimulus relief package why did all Republicans vote against it?
For the record it had bipartisan support against it
Democrats agree there’s a lot of חזיר in it
The bill includes health insurance subsidies. For those on COBRA, Obama Care and market place.
The child tax credit will be good for the Jews. Some of you are blinded by your misguided love for Trump and Republicans.
I would think that people with larger than average families will benefit, as well as those business owners who are employed, people with in home businesses (sheitel machers) and landlords just to name a few. I wonder how deeply responders to this article have researched this bill. If you have 8 children (2 parents), that equals $14K for a family. Then consider $250 monthly for each qualifying child.