Schumer victory lap: "It's a great day for the country."
Schumer, practically glowing, says: "I love my caucus." He says the "secret to the success" is the caucus unifying. Of course, yesterday there was a 12 hour deadlock while they tried to get Manchin on board for an amendment.
Schumer says he just talked to President Biden.
"I just told that to the president. He called me. And I said, 'I knew we would get this done."
Schumer explains the Manchin issues yesterday: "People have new differences all the time," but they ultimately all unified.
Schumer says next week will be focused on nominees - Garland and Fudge.
Schumer is really highlighting unity: "I truly love my caucus...I have nothing bad to say about any single member of my caucus."
Schumer on Republicans: "We hope they will start joining us for the good of the country."
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The Senate has passed their amended version of the American Rescue Plan, after 25+ hours of debate and a grueling vote-a-rama. The final vote was 50-49, with cheers and applause coming from Democrats when the Senate gaveled out.
VP Harris did not have to travel to the Capitol to break a tie, as GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan had to leave for a family emergency.
The revised bill now goes to the House for consideration.
Here are the big provisions:
- $1,400 direct checks
- extended UI benefits at $300/week through Sept. 6
- $350 billion for cities, states, and tribes
- $170 billion for schools
- $100 billion for public health
The Senate is now voting on whether to waive a point of order against Sanders' amendment to raise the minimum wage. The Senate parliamentarian ruled last week that the wage hike violated budget reconciliation rules. It requires 60 votes to waive a point of order.
Moderat Democrats Jon Tester and Joe Manchin just voted against allowing the $156 minimum wage hike in the bill, indicating that this effort is doomed to fail.
Democrat Jeanne Shaheen has also voted against waiving the point of order.
I have been to 20+ weddings in my lifetime, and maybe 3 of them have been worth attending
To be fair to weddings, I have mainly experienced them as hostage situations, either as a pastor's kid whose mom brought her as a plus one or as a country club waitress. So that has kind of colored my perception of them. But also, they're all the same and they suck
NEW: The House passed two major legislative priorities last night, HR 1 and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. But the future of both bills in the Senate is uncertain, as long as eliminating the filibuster is off the table. cbsnews.com/news/election-…
The Justice in Policing Act bans chokeholds and no-knock warrants in drug cases and overhauls qualified immunity, along with other reforms. HR 1 would overhaul government ethics and campaign finance laws, and seek to strengthen voting rights.
But Democrats hold a 50-seat majority in the Senate, and most legislation requires 60 votes to advance. Neither of these bills is likely to get support from 10 Republicans. So progressives are pushing for eliminating the filibuster, which would allow bills to pass with 51 votes.