March 6, 2021 Senate narrowly passes COVID relief bill after sleepless, tumultuous night The Senate on Saturday narrowly passed President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan following a marathon overnight session in a key vote that puts new stimulus checks and expanded unemployment checks one step closer to the pockets of the American public.
March 5, 2021 Senate blocks Sanders effort to add $15 minimum wage to coronavirus bill After nearly 12 hours, the U.S. Senate voted Friday night against an effort to add a $15 minimum wage provision to a massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package.
March 5, 2021 GOP tries to strip $175M in transportation projects from Democrats' coronavirus bill Senate Republicans are working to strip $175 million worth of transportation projects tucked inside President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, funding the GOP alleges is further proof Democrats have turned the pandemic bill into a bloated liberal wish list.
March 4, 2021 Kamala Harris casts tie-breaking vote to launch debate over $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill Vice President Kamala Harris came to the rescue of Senate Democrats Thursday afternoon by breaking a 50-50 logjam over whether to advance President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus legislation.
March 4, 2021 Schumer prepared to outlast GOP delays tactics to pass Biden's $1.9T coronavirus bill this week Senate Democrats are prepared to work long nights and through the weekend to push through President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief legislation, determined to outlast an onslaught of expected GOP delay tactics.
March 3, 2021 Senate GOP blasts 'blue state bailout' in Biden's $1.9T coronavirus bill Senate Republicans railed against President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus legislation as a liberal bailout to blue states as they plan to make passage of the bill as painful as possible for Democrats this week.
March 3, 2021 Reps. Roy, Budd, Hice: HR1 is Pelosi, Schumer's dangerous ploy to cancel Republicans at the ballot box Pelosi and Schumer's “For the People Act” is about taking away the rights of Republicans to have their voices heard, choose their candidates, and participate in free and fair elections.
March 2, 2021 Schumer says Cuomo sexual harassment allegations are 'serious, very troubling' Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called the growing sexual harassment allegations against New York Andrew Cuomo "serious [and] very troubling" but stopped short of calling for the embattled Democrat's resignation.
March 2, 2021 Clyburn says Senate filibuster denies civil rights: 'People of color will not be quiet on this issue' Rep. Jim Clyburn, a powerful House Democrat from South Carolina, lashed out against the Senate filibuster Tuesday as an obstacle to civil rights and said people of color will not stand by and let archaic rules deny progress on raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
March 2, 2021 Gov. Brian Kemp: COVID relief – Pelosi-Schumer plan favors Democrat states. Here's how we fight back In terms of direct impact to hardworking Georgians, the current formula being considered in Congress would allocate over 50% more to a resident in New York than a resident in Georgia.