China News Service, Washington, March 10 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The US House of Representatives voted on the 10th local time to approve the US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan passed by the Senate in response to the economic impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
In the voting on that day, 220 votes in favor and 211 votes against.
The voting results were basically drawn by party lines. All Republicans voted against, one Democrat voted against, and the rest of Democrats voted for it.
The economic stimulus plan has been voted through in the Senate a few days ago and will be sent to the White House.
U.S. President Biden issued a message after the vote was passed, saying, "Aid is coming."
He also said that the plan will be signed into law on the 12th.
The economic stimulus plan passed this time includes granting US$1,400 per person to eligible Americans; providing US$300 in weekly unemployment benefits; US$350 billion for state and local governments; US$125 billion for the reopening of schools; Inject 14 billion U.S. dollars into the new crown vaccination plan; provide 47.8 billion U.S. dollars for new crown virus detection and tracking of infected persons.
Democratic congressmen believe that the economic stimulus plan is a "save the United States plan" that will help the United States overcome the epidemic and restore the economy.
Republican lawmakers believe that the epidemic and the economy are already improving, and that the plan is "too expensive" and excessive spending will cause problems.
According to the latest poll by CNN, 61% of Americans support the economic stimulus plan.
According to an Associated Press-NORC poll, 70% of Americans approve of the Biden administration’s anti-epidemic performance.
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