{"id":2540,"date":"2021-02-05T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartlifestyletrends.com\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2021-02-05T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:02:00","slug":"covid-19-relief-bill-passes-us-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.betterhomeexperts.co\/?p=2540","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Relief Bill Passes US Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the early hours of Friday morning, the United States Senate passed President Joe Biden\u2019s COVID-19 relief bill with a 51-50 vote along party lines, providing a much needed boost of aid to the economy and the American people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citing the shortcomings of the plan rolled out to address the 2008-2009 financial crisis, President Biden has repeatedly stated his desire to act quickly and deliver relief to the country at the intersection of multiple crises. The measure is generally seen as an extensive, but necessary aid package needed to support American workers and businesses in unprecedented economic times.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President\u2019s COVID-19 relief plan includes, among other things, money to speed up vaccine distribution, provide direct help to small businesses owners, grants for bars and restaurants shuddered by the pandemic, reopen schools, provide breathing room for state and local budgets, and send checks of $1400 directly to individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/test.betterhomeexperts.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/us-senate-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.betterhomeexperts.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/us-senate-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/test.betterhomeexperts.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/us-senate-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.betterhomeexperts.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/us-senate-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.betterhomeexperts.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/us-senate.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The bill was passed by a 51-50 margin just after 5am on February 5th, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite opposition from the Republican Party, citing the size of the bill, recent polling has found that the aid package has strong support from the American people. Direct payments, which began under the Trump administration, has long enjoyed popularity among members of all political ideology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Quinnipiac poll found that among those surveyed, two-thirds supported the relief package, and nearly eight in ten supported the $1,400 direct payments; the poll also found support for raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, though this is not included in the current bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t do too much here,\u201d said President Biden. \u201cBut we can do too little.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early hours of Friday morning, the United States Senate passed President Joe Biden\u2019s COVID-19 relief bill with a 51-50 vote along party lines, providing a much needed boost of aid to the economy and the American people. 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