Senate Democrats Move to Put Biden Stimulus Plan on Fast Track
- Process would require only simple majority to pass aid package
- Republicans accuse Democrats of forgoing bipartisan path
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Senate Democrats Tuesday put President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan on a fast track to passage, increasing the likelihood it eventually passes on a party-line vote.
With a 50-49 vote Tuesday, the Senate opened debate on a budget resolution for the 2021 fiscal year, a maneuver that would clear the way for the president’s relief plan to pass in the chamber with a simple majority rather than the 60-vote threshold for most legislation.