Category: 1.9 trillion

US House Budget Panel Approves $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Aid Bill

WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee on Monday approved legislation with $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief, advancing a top priority of President Joe Biden toward a full House vote on passage expected later this week. The measure passed the panel on a largely party-line vote of 19–16, as the U.S. death toll from…


Chamber of Commerce Calls for Bipartisan Compromise on Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the top-spending lobbying groups, sent an open letter to President Joe Biden and all Congressmembers, urging them to consider Republican proposals and not let his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan get approved through a simple partisan majority. “The fastest, most effective way to provide immediate relief to American…