NEW: Dems have reached an agreement, per an aide. They will now offer an amendment to extend the enhanced UI benefits through September 6 at $300/week — a month less than Carper amendment.
The agreement will still make the first $10,200 of UI benefits non-taxable but ONLY to households with incomes under $150k.
Manchin is on board with this one, for the record:
“The President has made it clear we will have enough vaccines for every American by the end of May and I am confident the economic recovery will follow. We have reached a compromise that enables the economy to rebound quickly”
“The President has made it clear we will have enough vaccines for every American by the end of May and I am confident the economic recovery will follow. We have reached a compromise that enables the economy to rebound quickly”
This deal took about 9 hours to put together. The Senate is still only on the first vote of vote-a-drama. Long night ahead.
The Democrats are once again in array.
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