Democrats say more COVID relief needed after current measure becomes law
By Naomi Jagoda - 12/22/20 06:00 AM EST
Democrats are arguing that more coronavirus relief legislation will need to be enacted early in the incoming Biden administration, even as they tout the $900 billion package that lawmakers unveiled on Monday.
Democrats are highlighting provisions in the agreement that they fought for, including extended unemployment benefits, a second round of direct payments and rental assistance. But they wanted the package to be bigger and say the relief in the $900 billion measure is insufficient.
“I would hope that as we see the need for what we have done in this nearly $900 billion legislation that we’ll vote on today, that everyone understands it’s a first step,†Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on the House floor Monday.
Democrats had initially wanted a much larger relief package than the one Congress is considering this week.
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