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George Orwell, he/his/him

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February 27, 2021

Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill passes House, includes $1,400 direct checks

What with those lies about promised $2,000 checks? The weekly chocolate ration went up from 20 to 25 grams

The House passed President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday morning almost entirely along partisan lines. The bill now goes the Senate, although it included a minimum wage hike that the Senate parliamentarian ruled on Thursday cannot be included if Congress uses the budget reconciliation process.

Two Democrats, Kurt Schrader of Oregon and Jared Golden of Maine, voted with the Republicans in the 219-212 vote. Not one Republican voted for the bill.

Debate on the bill went until nearly 1 a.m. on Saturday.

The bill, called the American Rescue Plan, includes $1,400 in direct checks for Americans making under $75,000, a $400 per week supplemental unemployment bonus, money for vaccine distribution, and funding to aid schools and state and local governments.

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