, arguing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer"delayed life-saving aid to medical professionals and significant relief for families and small businesses in order to claim credit for wins that are either bipartisan or Republican ideas."
Tune into ABC at 1 p.m. ET and ABC News Live at 4 p.m. ET every weekday for special coverage of the novelThe aide claimed Senate Republicans"never objected" that oversight of the Economic Stabilization Fund be structured in the mold of Troubled Asset Relief Program oversight, or that the bill would include billions of dollars to shore up hospitals.
In the unprecedented expansion of jobless benefits in the relief bill, each worker would receive a $600 weekly check for four months -- on top of the customary benefits doled out by states. Unemployment insurance, which is administered at the state level through individual programs, was not conducive to imposing a brand new federal bureaucracy to dole out emergency benefits, Republican and Democratic aides who were close to the talks explained. Senate negotiators chose to come up with a national average wage in order to arrive at the $600 weekly figure, and the bill would have the states take on that financial burden on the front end only to be repaid by the federal government.
Scalise's whip team convened a conference call Tuesday where a source expressed optimism that all lawmakers won't need to return for a vote -- and that they won't have to change the rules to achieve that. During an appearance on PBS, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she does not believe the House will be able to pass the stimulus bill by unanimous consent.
A shame the relief bill shows the lack of concern to the American people by Pelosi and her party that delayed the passage of relief until they got their partisan wish list items. How does supporting the Kennedy Center or other free $ to the arts help individuals?
ThankYouBernie
I would write that Congress has wasted 5 days in one of the most critical times in recent American history. The refused to help us with our money but did take the time to fund a $25M raise for themselves. TERMLIMITS
He's apparently talking about himself. moscowmitch has been the biggest obstacle to bi-partisan action in Congress, and other swamp lizards like Lindsey Graham have latched on. It's disgusting, I hope all of them get their gaslighting asses voted out next time around.
When did Abcnews become McConnell's press secretary?
And SpeakerPelosi STILL won't call it to a vote!!! This is going to so great come November!!
McConnell is such a low life dirt bag. He would rather save businesses than give Americans anything.
The partisanship is all on McConnell's senatemajldr side and his bad faith. That's why he hides from reporters.
That $75,000 threshold is what they earned AFTER the exorbitant federal, state & local taxes, not to mention the extremely high health insurance premiums right?
Hope with the statement, “Senate passes...”. Doom with the statement,”...bill moves to the House.”” Frickin SpeakerPelosi
Who didn’t vote? Anyone ?
Great! Now, may the commoners that pay the taxes see the true list (pork) of all the minors and their authors that rides this major worker's bill? ALL THE PORK!
they are trying so hard for the economy, not lives.
Sen. Mitch McConnell addressed reporters after the Senate, 'coming together entirely,' approved a $2 trillion bipartisan stimulus package to respond to coronavirus pandemic.
Senate approves to borrowing more money for corporations. This needs to stop. They money needs to come from somewhere.
So all the showboating was for what I loathe these people.
SaucedbySally Not unanimously. Rand Paul didn’t vote because he has caught the TrumpVirus GOPCannotGovern
Holy crap, that’s a lot of socialism going on there.
Our summary and analysis of the Senate's economic relief bill:
The bickering between the left and the right has created a hypocritical democracy for the American people, which is in fact a dispute over the interests of the rich and powerful. Low-income Americans still don't have housing, health care, or even homelessness. Wake up, American
Kinda wish I could break that thumb
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Meaning: There was at least $2 trillion to be spent on healthcare, just so long as it was limited to a single disease that seemed like it targeted old white folks.
So people in NYC or CA who live in an area with a high cost of living/inflated salary (that mind you all goes towards rent) receive nothing. 👍🏻
We are screwed for the next 10 years.
Senate just passed the bill,now goes to the house(Nancy Drunklosi) if they pass it,goes to the Preident,if he signs it,it's a law.POLITICS ARE FUN!
Let's hope Dems will not further waist more valuable time in this time of crisis. PEOPLE NEED URGENT HELP NOW, DEMS SHOULD STOP PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES & PASSED THE DAMN BILL..
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Thank you Dems for getting the better deal for the People
This should have been done like last week
Maybe both the left and right no longer represent the people. How much pork was in this bill? How many pages of words do $2Tn cost?
Where is the money from
Bet the house says it’s a no go.
dog and pony show.
Democrats are the masters of getting unpopular social engineering policies jammed through Congress in times of national crisis. Kudos to them.
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An unanimous decision. Thankfully no Rand Paul to ruin it.
Thank you, Democrats, for forcing republicans and Trump to help the American people. Now, let’s flip the senate, un-elect Trump, and then throw his ass in prison.
PrestonTVNews Will they hold it up again.
And we have to claim it on taxes
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