The Divided Effort for Additional Coronavirus Relief
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From the Right
What's on the table in pandemic relief talksPresident Trump and Senate Republicans are beginning negotiations with House Democrats on a new round of pandemic fiscal relief. Here are some of the major policies under consideration:
Payroll tax cut
Trump strongly supports providing a payroll tax cut to workers and their employers, but the proposal is not popular with Senate Republicans or Democrats.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows met with Senate Republicans on Tuesday and said the president is committed to including the payroll tax cut in the next relief bill despite the opposition in the...
From the Left
White House and GOP struggle to unite around virus relief planSenate Republicans and the White House remain plagued by deep ideological divides over major elements of the next coronavirus relief package, creating an opening for Democrats as the pace of negotiations accelerates.
With coronavirus cases soaring across the country, the U.S. economy in near tatters, and elections just over 100 days away, senior White House officials and the Senate GOP leadership have yet to find agreement on big portions of the soon-to-be-released Republican proposal. They’re still undecided on whether to propose a payroll tax cut or how to respond to...
From the Center
What Democrats and Republicans want in the next coronavirus relief packageRepublicans and Democrats in Congress aim to pass a fourth coronavirus aid package before the end of the month, but they will have to overcome significant differences.
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed a $3.4 trillion virus relief bill in May. Republicans who control the Senate are expected to unveil a package later this week that will cost closer to $1 trillion, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday. Republican President Donald Trump’s administration has weighed in with its own ideas as well.
As negotiations begin, here is where...
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