Biden’s Giant Stimulus to Easily Pass House, Democrats Say
- Progressives still back bill despite some Senate changes
- Aid bill will provide $1.9 trillion jolt as economy picks up
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President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion package is poised to sail through the House when it takes up the bill as soon as Tuesday, according to Democratic lawmakers and aides, even after proposals progressives championed were scaled back.
The Senate’s changes to the House-passed bill, made to appease moderates and comply with parliamentary rules, included dropping a proposed minimum wage increase but are unlikely to prove enough to make progressive Democrats vote against it.