House set for tight vote on COVID-19 relief package
By Cristina Marcos - 02/26/21 07:42 PM EST The House is set for an early Saturday morning vote on the sprawling House Democratic $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.
The measure was being considered Friday evening in a marathon Rules Committee meeting before going to the floor. That sets up an early Saturday morning vote, unless the House decides to take a break and postpone the floor vote until later on Saturday.
House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) told reporters it was possible the vote could be pushed to later on Saturday.
While most Democrats support the bill, they can only afford up to four defections with their thin 221-seat majority.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) predicted Friday that Democrats would pass the legislation overwhelmingly with “maybe†one or two defections.
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