U.S Senate to Vote on Slimmed Down COVID-19 Relief Bill
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Senate to vote on COVID-19 aid as soon as this week: McConnell
The Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate will introduce a proposal for additional coronavirus relief on Tuesday and could schedule a vote as soon as this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.
He said the proposal - expected to have a far smaller scope than a bill passed in the Democratic-led House of Representatives - would focus on “some of the very most urgent healthcare, education and economic issues.”
“It does not contain every idea our party likes. I am confident Democrats will feel the same. Yet Republicans believe...
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McConnell says Senate will vote on slimmed-down coronavirus relief bill this week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the Senate will vote on a "targeted" coronavirus relief package this week as negotiations between Democrats and the White House over a larger measure remain stalled.
"Today, the Senate Republican majority is introducing a new targeted proposal, focused on some of the very most urgent healthcare, education, and economic issues. It does not contain every idea our party likes. I am confident Democrats will feel the same," McConnell said in a statement on Tuesday morning. "Yet Republicans believe the many serious differences between our...
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Senate Republicans to vote on skinny COVID-19 relief bill this week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he will set up a vote on the slimmed-down COVID-19 relief bill for later this week.
“It does not contain every idea our party likes. I am confident Democrats will feel the same. Yet Republicans believe the many serious differences between our two parties should not stand in the way of agreeing where we can agree and making law that helps our nation,” Mr. McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said in a statement.
He also slammed Democrats, blaming them for stonewalling negotiations last month....
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