Hopes fade for coronavirus relief deal before June
By Jordain Carney - 05/15/20 06:00 AM EDT
Striking a bipartisan deal over a new coronavirus relief bill is becoming increasingly unlikely before June as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are at odds over additional legislation.
Though the House is expected to vote on a $3 trillion bill as soon as Friday, that piece of legislation has been declared “dead on arrival†in the Senate, where Republicans are taking a wait-and-see approach.
The stalemate almost certainly ensures the House, Senate and White House won’t get an agreement on, and pass, another rescue package before the Memorial Day recess. Senators say that while they expect to pass something eventually, it probably won’t happen between now and next Friday when the recess begins.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) quipped that trying to pass a bill under that timeframe would be “political malpractice.â€
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