Posted on 11/19/2020 4:17:50 PM PST by 11th_VA
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) ─ Senate Democrats are taking a different approach to try and convince their Republican colleagues to come back to the negotiating table for additional COVID-19 relief.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, said Americans need Congress to take action sooner rather than later.
“I think the way forward here is to attach a negotiated emergency COVID-19 relief bill to the bill that we need to pass to keep the government operating,” he suggested. “Let’s just get together and figure out a way forward.”
Funding for the federal government expires on Dec. 11, and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, said the pressure is on to avoid a shutdown.
Murphy believes that pressure will give the Democrats the leverage they need to make a deal.
“I’m open to any option that would get relief to folks in Connecticut as soon as possible,” Murphy said. “That includes attaching some COVID spending, like the extension of unemployment benefits, to the budget or to the continuing resolution.”
“We just need to get something done and I’m willing to compromise,” he continued.
The sticking point for more relief remains the price tag, but since talks have been stalled for months, Republicans may be willing to budge.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, believes a larger bill is needed to meet the moment.
“I think we need more than $500 billion,” Graham said. “I hope we can get Mitch [McConnell] and Nancy [Pelosi] to go ahead and do a deal.”
But McConnell, the Senate majority leader, said the Democrats’ $2 trillion package isn’t going anywhere...
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"Did you just say something, you lying cheating thief? You want to "work together" with me?
Do I look stupid?
Really? How many covid spending bills were approved. Paying marxists to stay in the streets. They do that and harvest ballots on the working class backs. With the approval of republicans.
don’t do anything you can’t sell in GA.
How would a shutdown affect GA ? Is this what the RATs want for the Senate election ?
hard to predict. I’m just saying we don’t need to do anything between now and January that we can’t sell in GA.
When the govt. picked winners and losers in March, they assured us that they’d help the American ppl through this crisis. They reneged on their promise. Ppl are still hurting out there because of their arbitrary shut downs, and many jobs have been lost forever because of it. They need to step up and keep their promises.
Are you in GA ?
no, but there’s this runoff thingy happening in about 6 weeks . . . for this other thingy called the senate.
“I think we need more than $500 billion,” Graham said. “I hope we can get Mitch [McConnell] and Nancy [Pelosi] to go ahead and do a deal.”
But McConnell, the Senate majority leader, said the Democrats’ $2 trillion package isn’t going anywhere.
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