The US Senate has voted to approve Joe Biden’s $1.9tn stimulus legislation, taking the president’s plan to stoke America’s economic recovery a big step closer to its final passage in Congress.
The upper chamber of Congress passed the fiscal stimulus legislation by 50 to 49, following party lines with all Democrats voting in favour and all Republicans present opposing.
The Senate green light brings Biden’s goal of boosting the US economy with a large-scale dose of federal support during his first months in office within sight of the finishing line.
Speaking from the White House, Biden described the Senate vote as a “giant step forward” for his efforts to “relieve the suffering and meet the most urgent needs” of the pandemic-battered nation.
“When I was elected, I said we were going to get the government out of the business of battling on Twitter, and back in the business of delivering for the American people,” he said, drawing a distinction with…
