New York Times 2/5/2021
Senate Approves Biden’s Stimulus Plan, but Blocks $15 Minimum Wage Hike
The House ejected Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees. Donald J. Trump’s lawyers said that the former president would not testify at his Senate impeachment trial. President Biden announced an end to U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s military campaign in Yemen.
Here’s what you need to know:
• The House votes to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments.
• Trump’s lawyers reject a request from House managers for testimony from the former president.
• Biden announces the end of U.S. support to Saudi war in Yemen and a tougher line on Russia and China.
• Schumer, seeking to pressure Biden, pushes a $50,000 student debt forgiveness plan.
• Jobs numbers signal more pain ahead, as some sectors permanently downsize.
Senate lawmakers gave their support to President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package just before sunrise on Friday, clearing a major hurdle for the legislation to proceed without Republican support after an overnight voting session that stretched for about 15 hours.
Vice President Kamala Harris arrived early in the morning to the Senate dais, where she cast her first tiebreaking vote, and the Senate adopted the resolution along party lines, 51-50, at about 5:30 a.m.
In the marathon session — known as a vote-a-rama and for which more than 800 amendments were drafted — Senate Democrats maneuvered through a series of politically tricky amendments that Republicans wanted to attach to a coronavirus relief package as lawmakers pressed forward with a budget plan that includes Mr. Biden’s economic aid proposal.
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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/04/us/joe-biden-trump-impeachment
