In an evenly split Senate, any amendment required the majority’s support to pass, and therefore several failed on a 50-50 tie. And, by a vote of 58-42, they agreed to prohibit stimulus money from going to immigrants living in the United States without legal permission — something that is not included in Biden’s economic rescue plan. The process left Biden’s plan largely intact as Democrats moved forward. While details remain in flux, people familiar with the plan said it would largely mirror Biden’s $1.9 trillion proposal. Biden’s American Rescue Plan includes a one-year expansion of the existing child tax credit and earned-income tax credit, which analysts say could cut child poverty in half.

Source: bd News24 February 05, 2021 11:37 UTC