House Democrats tinker with $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
CQ Budget, Ep. 189
House Democrats are barreling ahead with the budget reconciliation process, with committees spending the week marking up their portions of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. But major changes are coming — with tax rebate checks aimed at lower-income households and additional aid for restaurants and airlines. And a Congressional Budget Office price tag of $54 billion for the $15 minimum wage proposal puts that provision at risk. CQ Roll Call’s Peter Cohn and David Lerman discuss the latest on the COVID-19 relief package.
Show Notes:
- Democrats’ coronavirus relief plan would curb tax payments for high earners
- Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby announces he will retire after 2022
- Why some Democrats are nervous about a $15 minimum wage
- CBO: Minimum wage boost would increase deficit, cost jobs
- Democrats clear path for filibuster-proof coronavirus relief bill
