GOP senators say coronavirus deal dead until after election

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GOP senators say coronavirus deal dead until after election
By Jordain Carney - 09/10/20 04:23 PM EDT



Republican senators on Thursday declared a fifth coronavirus relief bill all but dead, the latest signal that Congress is unlikely to pass any further pandemic assistance before the November election.

Senate Democrats on Thursday rejected a pared down GOP relief bill brought to the floor amid a weeks-long stalemate in discussions between congressional Democrats and the White House that shows no signs of breaking.

GOP senators after the vote expressed pessimism about the possibility of getting a deal in the coming months.


"Congress is not going to pass another COVID relief bill before the election," Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said in a video posted on Twitter.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/515909-gop-senators-say-coronavirus-deal-dead-until-after-election

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   I can almost empathize with demonrats now. 
   After sitting around for 6 months with no work and debt piling up, waiting on another Covid Gov check, Mitch disappoints again     

   *At least my Wife ain't pregnant.