Manchin Expresses Openness to Making Filibuster Harder to Use
WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a moderate Democrat who has often balked at efforts to alter Senate rules to allow his...
Tag : Stimulus (Economic)
Kyrsten Sinema and the Thumbs-Down That Enraged the Left
WASHINGTON — When Senator Kyrsten Sinema stepped onto the Senate floor on Friday to vote against including a minimum-wage increase in President Biden’s pandemic aid...
In the Stimulus Bill, a Policy Revolution in Aid for Children
Welfare critics warn the country is retreating from success. Child poverty reached a new low before the pandemic, and opponents say a child allowance could...
What’s in the Stimulus Bill? A Guide to Where the $1.9 Trillion Is Going
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan would have far-reaching effects on society as the country tries to turn the corner on a...
After Stimulus Victory in Senate, Reality Sinks in: Bipartisanship Is Dead
WASHINGTON — President Biden ran for the White House as an apostle of bipartisanship, but the bitter fight over the $1.9 trillion pandemic measure that...
To Juice the Economy, Biden Bets on the Poor
But unlike Mr. Biden, Mr. Trump pursued a top-down approach to reinvigorating economic and wage growth. He cut taxes for corporations and other businesses, alongside...
Here’s How the Senate Pared Back Biden’s Stimulus Plan
WASHINGTON — The $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan approved by the Senate on Saturday follows the outlines of the sweeping pandemic aid package that President...
Divided Senate Passes Biden’s Pandemic Aid Plan
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus bill passed a deeply divided Senate on Saturday over unanimous Republican opposition, as Democrats pushed through a...
Democrats Seek to Trim Jobless Aid to Keep Stimulus Plan on Track
With the vote still pending after more than eight hours on Friday because of the impasse over the jobless aid, the measure to increase the...
What’s in a Vote-a-Rama?
Maybe it’s just a simple matter of physics: The bigger and more hulking the thing is, the heavier and harder it is to move. Or...