Phase-four virus relief hits a wall

[mystery-ak]

Phase-four virus relief hits a wall
By Alexander Bolton - 04/07/20 08:09 PM EDT

Pressure is building on Congress to pass another round of coronavirus relief legislation, but Republicans and Democrats have different ideas about what’s needed and how fast.

Democrats want to move swiftly while GOP aides warn it’s unlikely a fourth bill will pass before May.

In a bid to give Congress more time to deliberate before passing another massive relief bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says he will ask for unanimous consent Thursday to provide as much as $250 billion in additional money to help small businesses keep workers on the payroll. The program, for which Congress appropriated nearly $350 billion in the enacted $2.2 trillion CARES Act, is highly popular and faces an imminent shortfall of funding.


In a telling tactical decision, however, McConnell did not reach out to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) — nor did Small Business Committee Chairman Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) reach out to his counterpart, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) — prior to announcing Tuesday that Republicans would seek the influx of small business funding by unanimous consent. Rubio and Cardin worked closely to help craft the unprecedented small-business program.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/491687-phase-four-virus-relief-hits-a-wall

[Cyber Liberty]

Good.

[bilo]

The best relief would be to end the "lock down". People are more than capable of being responsible. We now have treatments if someone becomes sick.

[bilo]

I was just looking at: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

and thought this was interesting, Sweden has had 59 deaths per million and the USA has had 39 deaths per million. We have the best health care system in the world, the most available hospital beds, and the most ventilators. Sweden did not shut down their entire country. On the other hand we shut down our country and we have no way of knowing how many lives have been destroyed (including death) because of this.

It might not be popular but we should be looking at how to get the economy rolling again and providing protection to those who are most at risk.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Democrats want to move swiftly while GOP aides warn it’s unlikely a fourth bill will pass before May.

You'll be amazed how fast the little GOPer come a running when Pelosi passes her next abomination bill.