COVID Relief Bill, Including Stimulus Checks, to Be Debated This Week

COVID Relief Bill, Including Stimulus Checks, to Be Debated This Week

Congressional debates over the upcoming coronavirus relief package will continue in the U.S. Senate this week, after the chamber completes its scheduled hearings to confirm three additional Cabinet leaders appointed to serve under President Joe Biden's administration. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the legislative body's intent to begin debating Biden's $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill on Monday."The Senate will have a busy week ahead of it. Today and tomorrow, the Senate will confirm two more members of President Biden's Cabinet," said Schumer. "As we continue the fight against the pandemic on all fronts, in particular the damage it has caused our schools and our economy, these nominees will have a difficult and important task ahead of them. It will be very good news once we have them confirmed and on the job."Schumer delivered remarks during a session that saw lawmakers debating Miguel Cardona's nomination to serve as Biden's secretary of education, and officiating Sonceria "Ann" Berry as secretary of the Senate. Berry is the country's first Black Senate secretary, as well as the eighth woman to assume the position.Alongside Cardona, the Senate is expected to confirm Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as Commerce Secretary and Cecilia Rouse as chair