{"id":204942,"date":"2021-03-09T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T21:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=204942"},"modified":"2021-03-09T16:30:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T21:30:47","slug":"house-democrats-gear-up-to-pass-covid-relief-bill-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-gear-up-to-pass-covid-relief-bill-on-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats gear up to pass COVID relief bill on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrats-gear-up-to-pass-covid-relief-bill-on-wednesday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=204942&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2383884\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2383884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), joined from left by Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), and Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), finished a news conference ahead of the vote on the Democrats\u2019 $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:20 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The House received the American Rescue Plan and is slated to hold a vote on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEW<\/a> The House will vote Wednesday on the Senate\u2019s revised version of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greta Wall (@GretaLWall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GretaLWall\/status\/1369326724962545681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Senate sent the COVID relief bill to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer\u2019s (D-Md.) office on Tuesday, and the House Rules Committee is slated to meet for a procedural vote before it is sent to the full House for a vote.<\/p>\n<p>This came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) touted the benefits of the nearly $2 trillion bill, arguing it would \u201cdo many great things\u201d for American families.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Americans overwhelmingly support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmericanRescuePlan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmericanRescuePlan<\/a> to put:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\ude79Shots in arms<br \/>\ud83d\udcb5Money in pockets<br \/>\ud83c\udfebChildren in schools<br \/>\ud83d\udee0People in jobs<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BuildBackBetter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BuildBackBetter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi\/status\/1367930528062660610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf you are a caregiver, whether for a child or a senior or whatever, you will, childcare is substantially supported in this legislation,\u201d Pelosi stated. \u201cIf you are a teacher, schools will be able to be open more safely with an increased funding to do so with ventilation, separation and the rest to have our children return safely and our teachers as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans have argued the plan does little to benefit anyone, saying 91 percent of the bill doesn\u2019t go towards COVID related needs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">COVID-19 relief packages should be directly tied to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>This $1.9 trillion \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc25 has only 9% going towards actual COVID-19 health spending. We must focus on targeted relief to reopen our schools, businesses, and communities as soon as possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sMBwhTm9HU\">pic.twitter.com\/sMBwhTm9HU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. David Schweikert (@RepDavid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDavid\/status\/1369371428324319239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gop-lawmakers-blast-democrat-agenda-for-covid-relief-bill\/\">GOP Lawmakers Blast Democrat Agenda For COVID Relief Bill<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), joined from left by Rep. 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