House Democrats passed a massive pandemic aid bill early Saturday morning over solid Republican opposition, a key step toward giving President Joe Biden his first major legislative victory.
The 219-212 vote sends the $1.9 trillion package to the Senate, where it is certain to undergo changes next week.
A provision that would more than double the federal minimum wage must be stripped from the package, based on guidance from the Senate parliamentarian. Senate Democrats were prepping an alternative to try to get around budget rules by taxing employers that don’t pay higher wages, but it wasn’t clear if that effort would pass muster under the “Byrd rule” either.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it “inevitable” that lawmakers would somehow raise the minimum wage. She argued it amounted to “corporate welfare” to let companies pay lower wages and have the federal government pick up the tab with Medicaid, food stamp and other safety-net benefits.
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