With the piggy bank opened several time already to send money to businesses and a one time payout to most Americans?
House Democrats are trying to put together another stimulus spending bill for the country…
This time ?
Things are NOT going be so easy….
While some Democrats want to ‘go big’…
Republicans are already balking at anything the size of the last over 2 trillion dollar amount in a bill…We are not talking about big business, which GOPer’s feel they have to only support…
Progressive Democrats call for $2,000 monthly payments directly to Americans has no chance of passage in the Republican majority Senate…
Other goals are to send money to state and local governments, which are developing YUGE holes in their budgets due to people and business money shortfalls which will probably lead to even more joblessness with layoffs…
Pelosi also wants to get money Trump never wanted to send for virus testing…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is speeding to finalize a multitrillion-dollar coronavirus relief package, hoping to put the bill on the House floor next week — a timeline that even some senior Democrats dismiss as unlikely.
Pelosi had hoped to release the draft bill — which some Democrats worry could cost upward of $2 trillion — on Friday. But that timeline is slipping as members from all corners of the caucus pressure leadership to stuff the ballooning bill with their priorities, many of which were left out of the previous four aid packages negotiated with Republicans. Senior Democratic aides said Pelosi and the committees will be working through the weekend on the package.
Speaking to members on a caucus call Thursday afternoon, Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said a vote next week is possible but not certain.
“We have an emergency of such magnitude that no one has ever seen before. This is probably the worst situation that is only getting worse and should be getting better,” Pelosi told reporters earlier Thursday.
The California Democrat has been on a private lobbying blitz, participating in hourslong phone calls with the full caucus and then separate briefings with moderate and progressive lawmakers, as she tries to build support for the aid package. Still, several Democrats have privately complained they have no idea what will be in the final legislation, waiting like most of Washington for when Pelosi releases the text.
“There’s been a lot of calls, a lot of conference calls, but there still is concern among folks that we can’t just have a top-down style,” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said in an interview, noting that he’s mentioned the issue to Democratic leaders since the caucus is unable to meet in person to give feedback. “I’ve personally said, ‘Make sure it’s not only top-down on this.’”
And Pelosi said Thursday she isn’t negotiating with Republicans or the White House at this point as she builds a consensus within her own caucus first. Senior aides say much of the caucus wants the House to proceed first to put out a marker, though the idea has exacerbated concern among some moderate Democrats that the bill could look too much like a costly wishlist with no chance of being signed into law….
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Senate majority leader McConnell and Trump now are pushing for liability protection for businesses from virus related lawsuits that have already started as a striating point on the House Phase 4 bill….GOPer’s are also trying to get more tax cuts for businesses…
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are planning to move ahead with a Friday vote on a $3 trillion package to respond to the coronavirus crisis, despite complaints from progressives that the bill doesn’t go far enough.
President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans also object to the Democratic proposal, saying there hasn’t been enough time since the $2 trillion CARES Act passed to determine whether new legislation is needed or necessary…
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The sprawling Democratic package, known as the Heroes Act, is expected to include a slew of liberal priorities left out of previous bills — cash for state and local governments, rent and mortgage relief, hazard pay for frontline workers and expanded mail-in voting programs.
However, Pelosi also cautioned members on a Tuesday call that some would be “disappointed” by what was left out of the bill. Pelosi said she and her committee chairs had initially assembled $4 trillion worth of policy proposals, but were forced to winnow it down during final drafting….
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Under Democrats’ proposal, there would be a second round of similar direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual, or up to $6,000 per household. As with the previous round of payments, individuals making up to $75,000 and married couples making $150,000 would be eligible for the maximum amount.
Their bill would allow all dependents to be eligible for payments, instead of only children under 17, meaning that college students and adult dependents would qualify.
It also includes a provision to prevent checks and related notices from including the names of the president, Cabinet members or other elected officials, in response to the administration putting President Trump’s name on the first round of individual checks and notices informing people of their payments.
The CARES Act further provided an additional $600 a week in unemployment insurance payments, but that benefit is set to expire after July unless Congress extends it. Democrats’ bill would extend the additional $600 weekly payments through January….
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Bill passed in the House….
No chance in its present form making it thru the Senate…
….The massive bill was approved via a 208-199 vote, with only one Republican — moderate Rep. Peter King of New York — joining most Democrats in backing the legislation….
…The GOP-controlled Senate is not expected to take up the coronavirus aid bill, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has dismissed as a “totally unserious effort.”….
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