Congressman Fred Upton expects House passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package Wednesday. He tells WSJM News it will be an entirely partisan vote.
“Unfortunately, the rule or the procedure to bring up the COVID package as passed by the Senate is going to say ‘No amendments. Take it or leave it.’”
Has the package changed at all since it went to the Senate?
“The $15 minimum wage was ruled out of order, not germane to the process. Some of the pork barrel projects – you’ll remember that there was a new subway in San Francisco that happens to be in Speaker Pelosi’s district, a new bridge to Canada in New York – those were taken out.”
Upton says the minimum wage increase was also removed, and the unemployment benefits changed slightly. He expects no Republicans to vote for the plan in the House because Republican input wasn’t taken on the package.
