Democrats Prepare Fourth Coronavirus Spending Bill
Al Grabo for the New York Times
We ran the numbers: There are 972 news articles covering this topic. 38% (365) are left leaning, 39% (378) center, 24% (229) right leaning.
Democratic plans to prepare another large spending bill to battle the coronavirus crisis include provisions for new infrastructure plans. While left-leaning articles highlight Democratic priorities for the upcoming bill, right-leaning articles highlight that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is using the pandemic to push Democrats’ agenda.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that Pelosi’s list of Democratic priorities for the new government relief package includes increasing protections and equipment for workers on the front lines of the coronavirus, as well as expanded paid leave. The article also notes that Pelosi and other officials involved in previous negotiations have acknowledged that it is unlikely any legislation meant to address the crisis would be ready for a floor vote before mid-April.
A centrist article by Reuters reports that Pelosi stated on MSNBC that a phase four coronavirus bill would include provisions for infrastructure for water systems and would request that the District of Columbia receive money in the fourth bill equivalent to the amount states receive. The article also notes that Trump has long talked about repairing infrastructure.
New York Post published a right-leaning article highlighting that Nancy Pelosi seems to be “unaware” of the coronavirus outbreak, as she wants to “retroactively” roll back Congress’ 2017 cap on tax deductions for state and local taxes. The article claims that Pelosi is using the coronavirus pandemic to go through Democrats’ wish list, which includes a host of asks related to climate change, voting rights, and diversity.
From the center
With Republicans wary of more coronavirus spending, Trump urges infrastructure plan
Reuters