Republicans were able to claim the brief victory because Sen. Joe Manchin
But a Democratic aide had telegraphed in advance how the drama would play out. There was a roughly hour delay between the Portman and Wyden votes because Democrats were still waiting to find out the cost of their proposal. We expect Senator Portman to offer his UI [unemployment insurance] amendment and for it to pass. However, it will be superseded by Senate Democrats’ new UI agreement, which will be offered and passed as an amendment tonight, the Democratic aide said ahead of the votes.
Both of the proposals are a change from the House-passed bill that would have provided a $400-per-week payment through late August.
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