The Hill reports, House approves $1.9T COVID relief in partisan vote: The House on Wednesday approved President Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package in a starkly partisan 220-211 vote, sending the legislation to the White House and clinching Democrats’ first big legislative victory in the Biden era. No Republican lawmakers backed the legislation [so … Read more
The House voted 225-206 Wednesday evening to pass a sweeping labor rights bill aimed at making it easier for workers to unionize and provide them increased collective bargaining rights in workplace disputes. Only one Democrat, conservative Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), voted against this bill. Five Republicans surprisingly voted for this pro-labor union organizing bill: Brian … Read more
The “lamestream media” coverage of passage of the COVID-19 Relief bill tended to focus on the fact that it was not “bipartisan,” i.e., that not one Republican in Congress voted for the most popular bill since raising the minimum wage in 2007, supported by 76% of Americans and even 60% of Republicans. That is almost … Read more
With Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan attending his father in laws funeral, Vice President Kamala Harris was able to sleep in today and not have to break a tie in the United States Senate as Democrats, in a 50 to 49 vote, passed their version of the American Rescue Plan. Saying “help is on the way,” … Read more
So seven Democratic Senators and one Independent who caucuses with the Democrats voted against the Raise The Wage Act amendment to the COVID-19 Relief bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 hour, phased in until 2025. But Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema appeared to relish the moment, giving a thumbs down curtsey to vote no … Read more