Speaking on the Senate floor Friday night, McConnell said, "Well my goodness it's been quite a start, quite a start to this fast-track process." The amendments process was delayed for nearly 12 hours Friday because Senate Democrats negotiated changes to an extension of unemployment benefits. But the effort failed shortly before midnight, meaning the Senate will continue voting on amendments to the $1.9 trillion measure. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell put forth a motion to adjourn the Senate to until 10 a.m. The Senate will continue to consider changes to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 stimulus bill after Republicans failed to force the chamber to end Friday's proceedings and pick up Saturday. – Savannah Behrmann McConnell fails to adjourn Senate after vote-a-rama delay That also passed 50-49, and was superseded by the amendment agreed to by Democrats. Rob Portman’s amendment would have extended the $300 benefit through mid-July – a tweak anathema to progressives, who had pushed for more generous unemployment benefits. The Senate also passed a Republican proposal to the unemployment benefit Saturday morning. The change is an adjustment to the legislation passed in the House, which sought to increase the benefits to $400 a week.
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Senate Finance Chair, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced the amendment, which passed early Saturday Morning 50-49.
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The Senate amended President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill to include a $300 weekly federal unemployment benefit through August.