U.S. President Joe Biden called for the Senate’s cooperation in passing the corona economic stimulus bill worth $1.9 trillion and about 2140 trillion won in our money.
President Biden said, “The bill has now gone to the Senate and I hope there will be a quick move. There is no time to waste. If we act decisively, quickly and boldly now, we will finally get out of the virus and finally get the economy back on track. I can do it.”
“The people of this country have suffered so much for too long,” he said. “We have to alleviate the pain. This bill does that. It’s time to take action.”
The House of Representatives passed the economic stimulus bill at the dawn of the 27th local time with 219 votes in favor versus 212 votes against.
The stimulus bill has 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, was planning to mobilize the budget control right to pass the economic stimulus bill without the cooperation of the Republican Party, but the minimum wage provisions were not subject to budget adjustment. is.
As a result, some observers suggest that there may be amendments to legislation in the Senate regarding the minimum wage provision.
In this case, the bill would go back to the House of Representatives for a vote.
The $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill is President Biden’s first major agenda to be passed on to Congress.
President Biden and the Democrats have been pushing the bill with a plan to complete the process by March 14th.
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