Hello and welcome to the intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

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But first... On this vote, the Yays are 218 and the nays are 212.

Last night, America's House of Representatives voted nearly along party lines to press ahead with President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief bill.

If our Republican colleagues decide to oppose this urgent and necessary legislation, we will have to move forward without them.

The vote unlocked a special procedure called reconciliation that would allow the stimulus plan

to pass the Senate with a simple majority,

making the bill's passage possible

with just Democratic votes.

What are you saying?

You'll get Republican support?

I think we'll get some Republicans.

Mr. Biden has said that he does want

bipartisan support for his $1.9 trillion

proposal, but that he would press ahead even without it.

We have demonstrated in the last year that we can come together.

Ten moderate Republicans had proposed their own plan of about $600 billion.

I am hopeful that we can once again pass a six bipartisan COVID relief package.

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