Democrats and Republicans Push to Add Stimulus Checks to COVID-19 Relief Bill
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Congressional leaders continue to remain at odds over details of a coronavirus relief bill, including funding for state and local governments and a liability shield to protect against coronavirus-related lawsuits. While left-leaning articles highlight that Conservative Senator Josh Hawley, Senator Bernie Sanders, and JPMorgan Chase all agree that Congress should send workers more checks, right-leaning articles highlight that Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said he spoke with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and offered a bill on behalf of the president amounting to $916 billion.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Conservative Senator Josh Hawley, Senator Bernie Sanders, and JPMorgan Chase all agree that Congress should send workers more check. JPMorgan Chase’s policy center, headed by former Obama administration adviser Heather Higginbottom, wrote in a paper circulating on Capital Hill that economic aid should include “additional stimulus relief efforts and expanded unemployment insurance.”
NPR published a centrist article reporting that while Republicans have repeatedly rejected Democrats’ demands for $150 billion in funding for state and local governments, Democrats have repeated rejected GOP demands for a sweeping liability ban. Current negotiations have been focused on a $908 billion bipartisan plan that would include more money for small businesses, in addition to more federal unemployment benefits.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said he spoke with House Speaker Nancy Pelsoi, and offered a bill on behalf of the president amounting to $916 billion, which is bigger than the bipartisan $908 billion COVID relief package. The article notes that during negotiations over a second coronavirus relief bill, Pelosi refused to back anything less than $2 trillion, but signaled her support last week for a bipartisan $908 billion package.
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