The Senate Majority Leader announced today there will be a procedural vote tomorrow on Republican’s newest slimmed down COVID relief proposal.
The senate majority leader- announced today there will be a- procedural vote tomorrow on the- - - - republican's newest slimmed-dow- covid relief proposal.- on the senate floor this- morning, senator mitch mcconnel- made clear it's - not a vote to pass the bill - precisely as written... - but rather it's a vote for- senators to say whether they- want to move forward- toward huge amounts of relief - for kids, for jobs, for - health care,- or whether they are happier - doing absolutely nothing.
- dubbed the skinny bill -- it- includes a 3-hundred dollar - federal boost for unemployment- benefits -- - extends the paycheck protection- program --- and provides billions to- education.- but the democrats are opposed - saying there's no money - for a second round- of stimulus checks --or for - local governments - - "covid-19 has changed nearly every - aspect of american life.
The- needs in our country are so - great.
The pain felt by - average americans is so severe.- and yet the new republican- proposal doesn't- include food assistance for - people who can't feed their - - - - kids, rental assistance for - people to be kicked out of thei- homes, aid to state and local - governments desperate not to la- off bus drivers and sanitation- workers and - firefighters.
In their new bill- republicans won't even let the- states use existing - - - - funds to cover lost revenues."
Despite bipartisan opposition -- a vote on the bill
Today, the senate will vote on whether to move forward with a new coronavirus relief deal. The trillion dollar proposal has been..
