GOP senators strike deal to allow stimulus to pass Wednesday night

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GOP senators strike deal to allow stimulus to pass Wednesday night
By Alexander Bolton - 03/25/20 09:09 PM EDT

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A group of Republican senators has struck a deal with leaders to allow the $2 trillion economic relief package to pass the Senate on Wednesday evening.

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) have agreed to drop procedural objections and let the bill move on a fast track in exchange for a vote on an amendment to the package to cap beefed-up unemployment benefits at 100 percent of workers’ salaries.

Their amendment will need 60 votes to pass, and it's expected to fail, setting the stage for final passage of the mammoth coronavirus stimulus package later Wednesday evening.


Graham argued that for South Carolina and other states with low per capita income, a federal plus-up of $600 per week in unemployment benefits will make it tough for employers to hire workers.

“Under this bill, you get $23.15 an hour based on a 40-hour workweek not to work. And if you’re trying to hire somebody in South Carolina the next four months, you got to compete with that wage,” Graham said on the floor.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/489593-gop-senators-strike-deal-to-allow-stimulus-to-pass-wednesday-night

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I would like to give praise to those four Senators that work tirelessly checking these bills for the American people.  If they weren't keeping it honest, people would making way more money on unemployment than they do working.

So a special thanks for our Senators doing the job they are paid to do.

“A massive drafting error”: Three GOP senators pledge to block relief bill unless unemployment benefits fixed
Ed MorrisseyPosted at 6:01 pm on March 25, 2020

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“If this is not a drafting error then this is the worst idea I’ve seen in a long time,” Graham said. Under the deal worked out with Democrats, jobless individuals would receive $600 a week for four months on top of their regular unemployment compensation, which varies by state. In South Carolina, the maximum benefit is $326 per week, so for four months an individual could get paid the equivalent of about $49,000 a year or $24 an hour, Graham said.

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2020/03/25/massive-drafting-error-three-gop-senators-pledge-block-relief-bill-unless-fixed/

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I would like to give praise to those four Senators that work tirelessly checking these bills for the American people.  If they weren't keeping it honest, people would making way more money on unemployment than they do working.

So a special thanks for our Senators doing the job they are paid to do.