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The stakes for the county and economy were amplified on Friday morning, shortly after Senate Democrats cast a decisive vote to muscle the plan through the chamber without Republican support.
January’s jobs report showed that hiring had stalled to a pace that could hinder a return to full employment for several years with 406,000 people choosing to leave the labor force as deaths from the pandemic surged.
The Senate approved a budget resolution early Friday morning, which is a key step toward the fast-track passage of President Biden s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan. The move was not met with support from Republicans. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking, deciding vote. It was her first.