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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on September 10, 2020, 09:10:06 pm
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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. :shrug:
After sitting around for 6 months with no work and debt piling up, waiting on another Covid Gov check, Mitch disappoints again wink777
*At least my Wife ain't pregnant.