OA472: The American Rescue Plan - You Made This Happen!

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>It's here! The <a href= "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319/text"> 1.9 trillion dollar package</a> is officially passed! If you are one of the many listeners who donated time or money to getting Democrats to 50 seats, you truly did make this happen. Andrew did all the reading so you don't have to! He breaks down what's in this incredibly progressive plan.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Before that, we respond to lots of people asking "Didn't Republicans fire the parliamentarian in 2000?" This objection to our minimum wage episode completely falls flat for several reasons.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Links: <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/05/08/key-senate-official-loses-job-in-dispute-with-gop/e2310021-0f14-4667-a261-54e6c033207c/"> WaPo Parliamentarian Article</a>, <a href= "https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-08-mn-60735-story.html"> Lott to Oust Senate Parliamentarian Who Ruled Against GOP</a>, WaPo <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/10/how-big-is-biden-stimulus/?arc404=true"> How big is the Biden stimulus bill?</a></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:block {"ref":1378} /--></p>