The latest effort to pass another coronavirus relief package failed to muster enough votes to advance in the Senate, raising doubts as to whether there will be any stimulus legislation passed at all before the election.
The $300 billion package included $300 per week in enhanced unemployment benefits as well as money for Covid-19 testing, along with funds for schools as they grapple with trying to reopen during the crisis.
But the proposal fell short of the $1 trillion package that Republicans proposed during the summer, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, under pressure to find consensus among members of his party, sought a new approach with a slimmed down bill. On Thursday, 52 Republicans voted to advance the legislation, but they need 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. All Democrats and Sen. Rand Paul (R-ky) voted against the legislation.
Democrats have been seeking a much larger package that includes money for states and local governments,...
The $300 billion package included $300 per week in enhanced unemployment benefits as well as money for Covid-19 testing, along with funds for schools as they grapple with trying to reopen during the crisis.
But the proposal fell short of the $1 trillion package that Republicans proposed during the summer, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, under pressure to find consensus among members of his party, sought a new approach with a slimmed down bill. On Thursday, 52 Republicans voted to advance the legislation, but they need 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. All Democrats and Sen. Rand Paul (R-ky) voted against the legislation.
Democrats have been seeking a much larger package that includes money for states and local governments,...
- 9/10/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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