Headline Roundup • December 16th, 2020
US Congress Close to Deal on COVID-19 Relief Bill
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The two most contentious items have been left out of the agreement.
Congressional negotiators are on the brink of a coronavirus rescue package that would include a second round of direct payments, but would likely leave out state and local funding and a liability shield, according to multiple sources involved with and briefed on talks.
The price tag of the emerging deal is nearly $900 billion, and a deal could be finalized as early as this morning, those sources said.
The direct checks will likely be far less than $1,200...
New York Post (News)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said a bipartisan group of lawmakers seeking to hammer out a coronavirus relief bill during the lame-duck session of Congress is making “significant progress.”
“Everybody wants to finish,” McConnell said late Tuesday as legislators were wrapping up negotiations for the evening. “Everybody wants to get a final agreement as soon as possible. We all believe the country needs it. And I think we’re getting closer and closer.”
“We’re making significant progress and I’m optimistic that we’re going to be able to complete an understanding sometime...
Senate and House leaders are closing in on a coronavirus relief deal that would include direct stimulus payments, according to sources familiar with the talks.
The package is based largely on a $748 billion relief bill that a bipartisan group of Senate and House moderates unveiled Monday plus a new round of stimulus checks, although at an amount lower than the payments of up to $1,200 per adult included in the CARES Act passed by Congress in March.
It will leave out $160 billion in funding for state and local...
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