‘Nothing good happens after midnight’: DC reacts to $1.9 trillion coronavirus spending bill

By Zach Halaschak

Published February 27, 2021 5:05pm ET

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‘Nothing good happens after midnight’: DC reacts to $1.9 trillion coronavirus spending bill — Republicans on Capitol Hill are fuming, while Democrats are cheering a $1.9 trillion spending package pushed through Congress after midnight. The House voted 219-212 to pass the spending bill early Saturday in a partisan vote, with all Republicans voting against it and all Democrats, except for Kurt Schrader of Oregon and Jared Golden of Maine, […]

Republicans on Capitol Hill are fuming, while Democrats are cheering a $1.9 trillion spending package pushed through Congress after midnight.

The House voted 219-212 to pass the spending bill early Saturday in a partisan vote, with all Republicans voting against it and all Democrats, except for Kurt Schrader of Oregon and Jared Golden of Maine, voting in favor. The package includes a $15 minimum wage mandate.

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