.MaddowBlog: What Senate Majority Leader McConnell wants in exchange for rescuing states facing crises
In an interview on Monday, the Senate majority leader said it's "highly likely" the next coronavirus response bill will aid local governments whose budgets have been decimated by lockdowns and now face spiraling deficits. But to unlock that money, McConnell said he will "insist" Congress limit the liabilities of health care workers, business owners and employees from lawsuits as they reopen in the coming weeks and months..
And so, just like that, helping states facing crises became"a Democratic issue." Preventing mass layoffs of school teachers, police officers, and firefighters would be labeled"a Democratic priority." The next question would therefore be, what exactly would the GOP get in exchange for meeting this"Democratic demand."
As a matter of fact, yes. The point appears to be that Democrats are prioritizing a policy solution that will prevent an economic downturn from getting vastly worse, while McConnell is prioritizing legal liability protections for businesses.
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