Democrats seek to exploit Trump-GOP tensions in COVID-19 talks
By Alexander Bolton - 08/05/20 06:00 AM EDT
Democrats are attempting to drive a wedge between President Trump and Senate Republicans in their negotiations over the next coronavirus-relief package.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) are employing a divide-and-conquer strategy, betting that Trump’s eagerness for a big COVID-19 bill that could bolster the faltering economy will override Senate GOP concerns about adding trillions more to the federal debt.
Democrats say the White House-Senate Republican unity started showing signs of strain last week after administration officials floated a short-term extension of the $600-a-week federal enhancement to state unemployment benefits that lapsed on Friday.
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