Now they worry about spending?
Republicans Roll Out 'Skinny' Stimulus Bill
WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans proposed a new, smaller package of coronavirus aid Tuesday aimed at unifying the party and bolstering it politically, as talks with Democrats remained at a standstill and both parties blame the other for the lack of progress over the summer.
The new bill, which includes jobless aid, liability protections for businesses and school funding among other measures, is expected to cost around $300 billion, after the $650 billion in new spending is offset with $350 billion in savings from unspent funds from earlier coronavirus packages. The proposal is designed to assuage the spending concerns of some GOP senators by reducing the price tag from an earlier $1 trillion proposed by Republicans, while also adding new tax credits for private-school scholarships and homeschooling expenses, a longtime priority of conservative groups.
“Today we’re releasing a targeted proposal that focuses on several of the most urgent aspects of this crisis, the issues where bipartisanship should be especially possible,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said on the Senate floor Tuesday. “We’re going to get the stonewalling of Democratic leaders out from behind closed doors and put this to a vote out here on the floor.”
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Senate set for futile vote on skinny
coronavirus relief package 2020-09-08 In another exercise of futility, the GOP-led
Senate is preparing to vote on their “skinny”
coronavirus stimulus package, which includes no checks, this week after the Labor …
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Sep 01, 2020 · Any pared-down
coronavirus relief bill would need 60 votes to pass the
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The Pentagon would get nearly $30 billion under the Senate Republicans’
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including $8 billion for weapons systems. The $29.4 billion for the Pentagon is included in the ...