the house today voted to prevent across the board spending cuts that would have been triggered tpwhi recent coronavirus relief package. the measure passed 2 175. the house returns for legislative work on tuesday, april 13. here s today s debate on spending cuts. up before our word that s the bill before us. enacting covid relief through budget reconciliation was always plan b, but the american people could not afford any more delays and congress needed a path forward for the american rescue plan and the transformative support it provides. because pay-go requirements cannot be changed in reconciliation bills, we knew from the outset this additional legislative fix was needed to avert painful and indiscriminate cuts to medicare, farm supports and other programs. the language of h.r. 1868 should look familiar. over the past year, congress has enacted multiple covid relief packages to address the crises facing the american people and our economy. each time we excluded these bil
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By Lexi Lonas - 02/24/21 12:39 PM EST
The House Rules Committee on Wednesday released new text of the COVID-19 relief bill, adding spending measures that far exceed the $1.9 trillion price tag planned for the bill.
The full House is expected to vote on the COVID-19 relief package on Friday, but the bill will need to be changed to hit the $1.9 trillion limit to move through the Senate under special budgetary rules that are being used to avoid a Senate filibuster.
The Rules measure includes spending on foreign aid, tribal assistance and the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology that will raise the price well above $1.9 trillion. Those portions of the bill were excluded from the text approved by the House Budget Committee on Monday because House Democrats did not mark up the relevant portions in committee the previous week, citing scheduling difficulties.