Democrats in the Senate are preparing to miss their self-imposed deadline to pass President Biden’s $1.7T social safety net bill before the end of the year, according to 4 sources familiar with planning by Senate Majority Leader Schumer’s office.
Democrats in the Senate are preparing to miss their self-imposed deadline to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion social safety net bill before the end of the year, according to four sources familiar with planning by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office.
Two congressional sources said a vote could be delayed until March. The sources asked to speak anonymously in order to provide frank assessments of internal discussions.payments, Manchin told reporters that,"I've always been for child tax credits. We voted for it many times."The last of the child tax credit payments goes out Wednesday unless the Senate can pass the safety net bill before the new year.“The president and Sen.
Schumer is instead hoping to take action on voting rights that has stalled in the chamber, multiple sources said. That legislation — which failed to get any Republican support and therefore could not clear the needed 60 vote threshold. There has been increasing pressure on the Senate to act on a voting bill. The NAACP is meeting Wednesday with senators virtually.
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