Democrats prepare to ram $1,400 checks through Congress next week

[Jacob Siegal]

• President Joe Biden introduced a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill days before being sworn into office that included $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans.
• Democrats are struggling to make a deal with Republicans, so they will likely have to resort to a process called budget reconciliation to pass the bill in the Senate with a simple majority.
• When asked about using budget reconciliation to pass the bill without bipartisan support, one senator said: "I can guarantee you, no one back home cares."

After President Biden took the Oath of Office, he called on all Americans to "end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal." The President said in his inaugural address that he would work with Democrats and Republicans to heal America's wounds, and pledged to work with lawmakers from both parties to address the many crises facing the United States in 2021 and beyond. Of course, in order for that to happen, the two parties have to be willing to work together, and there's not much evidence of that happening yet.

With Democrats having taken control of the Senate, one of President Joe Biden's top legislative priorities after taking office was to pass a new COVID-19 relief bill that included, among many other provisions, $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans. Biden and Democrats in Congress have expressed a willingness to work with Republicans to craft a bill that would receive bipartisan support, but it doesn't sound like much progress is being made.

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