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Teeing up COVID-19 relief package for debate next week

CQ Budget, Ep. 190

With the House Budget Committee set to assemble the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package this week, and with Senate committee markups unlikely, we could see a vote on the floor in the next couple weeks. — With the House Budget Committee set to assemble the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package this week, and with Senate committee markups unlikely, we could see a vote on the floor in the next couple weeks. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak and Evan Campbell

Posted February 16, 2021 at 12:26pm

The House Budget Committee is set to assemble the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package this week through the budget reconciliation process. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak discuss the latest around the relief measure and look ahead to other parts of the reconciliation process.

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