Senate Eyes Weekend Stimulus Vote Even as Biden Pushes for Deal
- Senate awaits scorekeeper’s tally of changes to package
- Biden tilted toward moderates on stimulus-check targeting
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The Senate is scrapping plans to begin debate Wednesday on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief bill, increasing the likelihood that passage of the bill in the upper chamber gets pushed into the weekend.
While Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had planned to kick off debate Wednesday night, that timeline will be delayed as lawmakers await an official cost estimate on the latest version of the bill, according to a Senate Democratic aide.