Voting Along Party Lines, Senate Democrats Pass Biden s $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan
The Bill, which passed with the support of every Democrat but no Republicans, gives Biden his first major legislative victory since taking office in January.
A man makes his way past the US Capitol on the day the House of Representatives is expected to vote on legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief in Washington, US, February 26, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
World07/Mar/2021
Washington: The US Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night session that was delayed repeatedly as the Republican minority tried but failed to push through around three dozen amendments.
Winter layoffs show early signs of easing
The number of available jobs rose slightly and layoffs fell, according to the Labor Department’s report
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The labor market is offering signs the economy is starting to mend from a steep winter slowdown.
Worker filings for unemployment benefits while still high decreased to 793,000 last week, well below an early January peak that exceeded 900,000. Employers resumed hiring in January after payrolls fell at the end of 2020, and job openings picked up, driven by growth in industries that have weathered the pandemic relatively well.
Americans still waiting for enhanced unemployment benefits promised in December
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While Congress continues to mull over potential help in another stimulus plan, some Americans are still waiting for the help that was promised back in December under the last stimulus package.
In Decemberâs stimulus package, Congress promised a $300 enhancement in benefits for those on unemployment and at least 11 more weeks of unemployment benefits for the millions who lapsed out of the system.
âItâs been seven weeks; I havenât been paid in seven weeks,â explained Kara Gray, who lives in Ohio.
Gray is among thousands in her state who are still fighting to receive those new unemployment benefits that were promised months ago.