In some ways it has gone as expected. The House Dems pass the full bill with no concessions to the GOP. The bill had some non-COVID relief items. They get no GOP votes and the GOP used these non-COVID elements as a talking point.
The Dems have one chance this fiscal year to pass a spending bill through reconciliation so they added these non-COVID elements. It is either this bill or wait until next year.
In the Senate they are sure to remove the minimum wage increase which not only doesn't belong in a COVID Relief bill it's presence will prevent passing the bill in the Senate using reconciliation.
Actually this is not a good timing for passing a minimum wage bill when unemployment is so high. But the bill was going to gradually phase in the increases. But what is good is to have the GOP vote against it again and again.
Some left wing members of the House want the Senate to put the minimum wage increase back in the bill. Once again they show no common sense, no political acumen. Let's hope the make their little point and then cooperate.
Re getting the GOP to work with Biden. The vote in the House and the comments from the Senate seem to indicate that the GOP is not at all interested in working with the Biden administration.
In the meantime Trump made a speech to CPAC. The speech attacked members of the GOP. This is turning out right now the way I hoped. Trump splits the party.
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