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Sen. Joni Ernst is expected to use this slide on the Senate floor Tuesday. The bulk of this budget-busting bill is devoted to fulfilling a wish list of long-time liberal priorities, including billion-dollar bailouts, progressive program expansions, and pricey partisan pet projects, Ernst is expected to say on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon.
House Democrats passed the nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill on a mostly party-line vote over the weekend, sending the massive package to the Senate as lawmakers rush to provide a fresh round of aid before key unemployment programs expire. The Senate could move as soon as this week to pass its own version of the bill, which would look slightly different from the House proposal most notably excluding the $15 minimum wage increase after the parliamentarian ruled that its inclusion violates budget rules.