1 min agoBiden says "essence" of Covid-19 relief bill is the same despite compromisesFrom CNN's DJ JuddPool Pool Following remarks from the State Dining room on the recently passed $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package, President Biden responded to the idea that progressives may be frustrated with compromises in the bill that led to its passage. He made the comments at a news conference right after the Senate passed the President's Covid-19 relief bill. 1 hr 22 min agoDemocratic senator on Covid-19 relief bill: "It should be complicated"Sen. Tina Smith. He said he spoke with President Biden on the phone just after the bill passed, and expressed to Biden that he was "confident from the get-go" the bill would pass in the Senate. 1 hr 31 min agoSchumer says he was confident the Covid-19 relief bill would pass in the Senate

Source: The Nation March 06, 2021 20:01 UTC