Stimulus update: What’s next for the Senate vote after Ron Johnson delayed your third check?
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Your check is still coming (fingers crossed), but later than planned. Here’s the latest update as we head into the weekend.
It’s been a day in the United States Senate. Yesterday, Republican senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin singlehandedly delayed the arrival of your next stimulus check when he employed an arcane Senate rule to require that clerks read aloud the 628-page American Rescue Plan in its entirety. This took until after 2 a.m., thereby pushing back debate on the stimulus bill to today. Here’s the latest update on the coronavirus relief package as we head into the weekend: