The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday by a vote of 220-211 approved President Biden's COVID relief stimulus plan by adopting the changes made by the U. S. Senate a week earlier. The $1.9 trillion stimulus bill will be signed into law on Friday by the President. All democrats in the House and Senate voted for the bill while all republicans opposed.
The legislation addresses the multitude of problems that have resulted from the economic and pandemic recessions that began over a year ago when the country lost over 20 million jobs, of which 9 plus million jobs have yet returned to the economy. The bill was passed under the budget reconciliation act which requires only 51 votes (a majority) in the U.S. Senate for passage. The republicans used the same process in 2017 when they controlled congress and the White House to pass President Trump's $1.5 trillion tax cut.
Yet, as usual, the GOP attacked the process and so called liberal spending. But so called conservative spending and deficit spending went thru the roof on Trump and the GOP's watch the last 4 years, but that was ok with the hypocritical GOP. The latest poll showed 73% supported the stimulus plan and it was President Biden's first priority to put America back to work and end the recession and pandemic.
And once again, it will be a democratic administration that moves the country out of another republican recession and a better future to look forward to by the country and its people. And that is the real issue.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
