As negotiations continue, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats would unveil their own economic relief bill, which she outlined very generally in a press availability
The Speaker speaks as the Senate blows up in partisan wrangling. Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bipartisan congressional negotiations to combat the coronavirus pandemic descended into angry charges and counter-charges on Monday. For the second day, on a near party-line vote, the Senate failed to pass a procedural measure paving the way to consideration of Republican–managed legislation .
[O]ur bill requires that any corporation that takes taxpayer dollars must protect their workers’ wages and benefits – not CEO pay, stock buybacks or layoffs. It gives our small businesses fast relief with grants and loans to tide them through this crisis. And it strengthens Unemployment Insurance so that it can replace the average wages of our workers who are losing their jobs.
Some of what Pelosi has been pushing may be reflected in demands Senate Democrats are making. It’s significant that a recent draft of the House bill included more robust personal relief and much more targeted aid to state and local governments, according to Roll Call: This last provision may promote voting by mail in case the viability of the November elections comes into question, as Pelosi’s own statement suggests:
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