Senate Democrats want to make permanent a new stimulus program that would temporarily provide checks to families. Sen. Sherrod Brown said he wants to tie it to a plan for postal banking. Under the House stimulus plan, families could receive a.
The House vote sends the legislation to the Senate.
Senate Democrats may clash on a minimum wage hike.
House Democrats approved President Joe Biden s $1.9 trillion emergency spending package in a near-party line vote early on Saturday morning, moving ahead far-reaching legislation aimed at distributing new federal dollars to hard-hit households, businesses, and other parts of the American economy.
The stimulus plan cleared the chamber in a 219-212 vote shortly after 2am on Saturday with Republicans unified in their resistance. Two Democrats broke from their party to join Republicans opposing the colossal relief legislation Reps. Kurt Schraeder of Oregon and Jared Golden of Maine.