U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech at the White House on the 27th of local time and urged the Senate to quickly pass an economic stimulus bill worth $1.9 trillion and KRW 2140 trillion in Korean money.
“The bill has now gone to the Senate, and there is no time to waste,” President Biden said. “If we act quickly now, we can finally get over the virus and get the economy moving again.”
“The people of this country have been suffering for so long,” he said. “We need to alleviate the pain, and this bill does that,” he urged to pass the Senate quickly.
Earlier this morning, the House of Representatives passed the economic stimulus bill with 219 votes in favor versus 212 votes against.
The stimulus plan included a $1,000 cash payment per adult in the United States, extended unemployment benefits, expanded vaccinations and tests, and funded to support school normalization.
The stimulus plan also includes a provision to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025.
The Democratic Party, which divided 50 seats for the Republican Party and the Senate, planned to mobilize the budget control right to pass the economic stimulus bill without the cooperation of the Republican Party. is.
President Biden and the Democrats have been pushing the bill with a plan to complete the process by March 14th.
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