Pelosi, Schumer File Resolution to Let Democrats Pass Relief Package Without GOP Support

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), center, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), second from right, are seen in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool/Getty Images

Democrat congressional leaders on Monday introduced a budget resolution that will let lawmakers pass a fresh COVID-19 relief package without any Republican support.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced the joint budget resolution.