Senate Set to Vote on Scaled-Down Coronavirus Relief
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We ran the numbers: There are 1901 news articles covering this topic. 19% (365) are left leaning, 39% (747) are center, and 42% (789) are right leaning.
On Thursday, Senate Democrats blocked a $300 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill in a 52-47 vote. While left-leaning articles highlight that the bill, estimated at roughly $500 billion to $700 billion, was a fraction of the $2.2 trillion backed by Democrats, right-leaning articles highlight that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed the bill’s failure on Democrats.
A left-leaning article by Bloomberg highlights that the bill, estimated at roughly $500 billion to $700 billion, was a fraction of the $2.2 trillion backed by Democrats and even below Republicans’ previous $1 trillion. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the Democratic party needs to hang tough and continue demanding what they call a realistic stimulus plan from Republicans.
A centrist article by USA Today reports that the Republican proposal, named the Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools, and Small Businesses Act, included additional unemployment benefits for out-of-work Americans, as well as funding for schools and liability protection for businesses and health care facilities. The continued impasse between Republicans and Democrats, in addition to the trillions of dollars that separate them, leaves little chance that a coronavirus stimulus bill will pass Congress before the November election.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed the bill’s failure on Democrats, accusing them of not wanting to deliver a bipartisan bill to President Trump before the election. President Trump accused Democrats of being unwilling to give him a win before the presidential election.