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Senate polarized over next coronavirus aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate leaders on Wednesday held onto their radically different positions on what is needed to address the continuing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, one day before a vote on a modest Republican bill that appeared destined for defeat.
The Republican bill, unveiled on Tuesday, would provide around $300 billion in new aid for schools, businesses, medical supplies and other coronavirus-related costs. It was drastically scaled down from a $1 trillion plan Republicans offered in July and far from the more than $3 trillion Democrats have been pushing.
Democrats are expected to block the Republican bill from advancing, arguing that there is nothing bipartisan about it and that it falls far short of the nation's needs during a pandemic that has killed nearly 190,000 people in the United States and brought massive job losses.
"Do you want to do something? Or do you want to do nothing?" Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said in a speech in which he said Thursday's vote would "expose" Democrats' "obstruction."
"They (Democrats) do not want any bipartisan relief whatsoever to reach American families prior to the election" on Nov. 3, McConnell said.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer countered: "It is impossible to look at this GOP proposal and not wonder - 'Do our Republican friends see the damage in America?'"
He listed a series of shortcomings in the Republican bill, including the lack of food and rental assistance, aid to state and local governments whose revenues have fallen during the pandemic and more money for election security at a time when Americans worry about traveling to voting centers for fear of becoming infected with the novel coronavirus.
Despite the dissonance between the two parties, Schumer held out hope for an eventual compromise.
In an interview with CNN, he said there was "a good chance" of a coronavirus aid bill being enacted into law once Republicans realize Democrats will not go along with an "emaciated" legislative response.
But it was unclear whether any such deal would emerge anytime soon after a series of negotiations between the White House and congressional Democrats sputtered.
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Comments (11)
Michael Natan
Sep 09, 2020 3:31PM ET
Dems wont help the American people just to spite Trump. It’s so sad! We need term limits for these politicians!
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Michael Natan
Sep 09, 2020 3:31PM ET
Reuters bot with the thumbs down!
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Cody Parsons
Sep 09, 2020 3:31PM ET
yes Obama era GOP tactics. thanks to them changing the game to " obstruct everything, compromise never" tactics and polarizing everything. not everything is black and white. the death of the moderate is the death of democracy
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Me comment
Sep 09, 2020 2:45PM ET
Repo to little to late.
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Clinton Ronnenberg
Sep 09, 2020 2:12PM ET
Just skip the stimulus package and reopen already.
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bryan cooper
Sep 09, 2020 2:12PM ET
you know that will never happen. govs and mayors have tasted unlimited power. that is wild animals tasting blood. once they taste they become addicted to it.
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Jim Robertson
Sep 09, 2020 12:58PM ET
wow they edit b l o w.
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Jim Robertson
Sep 09, 2020 12:57PM ET
Oh Chuck Schumer, your my favorite cheerleader. ****fast Pelosi.
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Muhamed Jaffir
Sep 09, 2020 11:17AM ET
Bailing out state and local governments from their poor decision making is a non starter. They want one trillion for that. most of which would go to 3-7 states. It is laughable.
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Andrew carson
Sep 09, 2020 10:24AM ET
Leave the radical demands at the door 🚪
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Kaveh Sun
Sep 09, 2020 9:47AM ET
300 bil? The house is asking for 3000 bil. Will it pass the house? If it will, then Pelosi played games.
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Kelly Mayer
Sep 09, 2020 9:43AM ET
Deceiving left propaganda.
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