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Reuters reported that the US Senate passed the economic stimulus bill with 51 votes in favor and 50 votes against at the plenary meeting on the morning of the 5th (local time).
The two parties held discussions and votes for amendments for about 15 hours from the previous day, and 50 votes each came out depending on the topography of the Senate. In the ballot, Vice President Camela Harris of the Democratic Party, the ex officio Senate chairman, held the first casting boat after taking office.
The budget bill is soon sent to the House of Representatives, where the Democratic Party occupied a majority, and voted for the final vote.
President Biden presented this stimulus to Congress when he took office, but the Republican Party has strongly opposed it on the grounds of increasing debt.
In particular, the content of paying 1,400 dollars (about 1.57 million won) in cash per person to citizens with an annual income of 75,000 dollars (about 84 million won per couple, 150,000 dollars per couple) became an issue. Some Republican senators met with President Biden on the 1st to come up with an amendment of $600 billion, which is a third, but could not reach an agreement.
The Democratic Party has revealed that it is pushing for the passage of the stimulus plan alone by mobilizing the right to adjust the budget, which requires only a simple majority vote to pass the bill.
The Democratic Party holds 221 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives.
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