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What's next in Congress relief plan amid virus outbreak?

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What's next in Congress relief plan amid virus outbreak?
What's next in Congress relief plan amid virus outbreak?
Congress is returning to work, but what they do next is still up in the air.

CONGRESS?THERE'S TALK OFMORE STIMULUSMONEYJOE ST.

GEORGELOOKS AT THREE OFTHE MOSTLY LIKELYSCENARIOS THATCOULD HELP WITHYOUR JOB SECURITY...OR TO HELP YOUMAKE ENDS MEET.There is a good chance ifyou lost a job during thishealth crisis... Thatstimulus check isprobably already spent.Thee senate is back forthe first time in weeksthis week.but so are thepolitics..and it seemswhatever comes next.Wont come as easy asbefore.Usually in an electionyear CongressDOESN'T' TAKE ONmuch MEANINGFULLEGISLATION -its aboutcampaigning andreelection.

But in apandemic.

Congress isno longer a lame duck.This week.

Limitedlawmaking retunsWith the signs of the newnormal.

Quite literally.allaround the capitol.(Graphics package.

)So what is Congressthinking of doing next?Big Idea #1Bailout for City and StateGovernments?How would this helpyou?.well cities aroundthe country arestruggling.layoffsanticipated.

With Taxrevenue DRYING up.In Dayton OH470 employeesfurloughed.San Jose California1200 employee furloughsBoulder Colorado700 employeesfurloughedThe mayor of bouldersam weaver wantscongress to help.his citywas too sm hasn'tqualified for any aid yet.< sam Our budget isgoing to be veryimpacted by this we arevery sales taxdependent.

We think weare going to be about 40million short

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