Posted on 09/04/2020 7:17:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The government will technically run out of money on September 30 and for members of Congress, this presented a nightmare scenario. Republicans would dearly love to pass some kind of pandemic relief bill before they break until after the election. But with negotiations still stalled, the prospect of being tied up with a coronavirus relief bill and having to deal with a bill to fund the government past September 30 at the same time would have been problematic.
To forestall that eventuality, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have agreed to treat the two issues separately. This means that any government funding bill will be “clean” — no pandemic relief measures included.
Politico:
“House Democrats are for a clean continuing resolution,” Drew Hammill, deputy chief of staff for Pelosi, said in a statement.
There is no consensus for how long the stopgap would extend government funding past Sept. 30, Hill aides said. House and Senate Democratic leaders haven’t formally discussed the issue yet, although a mid-December deadline would be the traditional practice during an election year.
As for pandemic relief, the “skinny” GOP bill introduced this week is getting fatter every day.
The new Senate Republican proposal — costing as much as $1 trillion — is expected to include $300 in weekly federal unemployment benefits through the end of December, another round of funding for the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, $105 billion for education, and liability protections for companies, schools and health care providers amid the pandemic, according to a draft proposal. The bill would also provide billions to the U.S. Postal Service by converting an existing loan into a grant.
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Isn’t the August congressional recess over? Hopefully this all gets resolved well before the Sept 30 deadline. Nobody wins or benefits, politically or otherwise, from another government shutdown.
Hopefully Nancy negotiates in good faith. Hopefully she doesn’t have to run off to the beauty shop before the deadline, and can stay focused on the task at hand.
The duration of the CR is not clear at this point, but the most likely option is that the government will be funded until December, when Congress would need to return for a lame-duck session to pass another short-term bill to fund the government into 2021.
The sources familiar with the talks said it’s possible any coronavirus relief deal reached this month could still hitch a ride on the CR but emphasized the items would run on separate tracks.
In this atmosphere of hate and distrust, anything is possible. Democrats would welcome a shutdown if they could be assured blame would fall on Trump and the Republicans. Some Republicans may wish to make a statement about the $3.5 trillion budget deficit the government has already run up and vote against a short-term CR.
The duration of the CR is not clear at this point, but the most likely option is that the government will be funded until December, when Congress would need to return for a lame-duck session to pass another short-term bill to fund the government into 2021.
The sources familiar with the talks said it’s possible any coronavirus relief deal reached this month could still hitch a ride on the CR but emphasized the items would run on separate tracks.
In this atmosphere of hate and distrust, anything is possible. Democrats would welcome a shutdown if they could be assured blame would fall on Trump and the Republicans. Some Republicans may wish to make a statement about the $3.5 trillion budget deficit the government has already run up and vote against a short-term CR.
Keep the Salon Pressure on her
No, the Senate is back on Tuesday, and the HOuse returns the following week, so Sep 14
Pelosi just want him out of her hair.
Heck — Trump is polling very well in Minnesota right now AFTER his administration rejected a request from the governor for FEMA funding to rebuild Minneapolis.
Well well what a difference a trip to the beauty shop can make.
The only way Nanzi can fix the hair mess is to demand that all hair salons be allowed to open nationwide.....
crickets.....
PPP is the second biggest scam they’re running, after the Fed shenanigans. And guv funding? With state and local guvs paying full boat for all their employees taking the year off?
Also, zero reason to dump billions on the PO. If 100 million mail-in ballots are gonna cost money, the cheaters cranking them out ought to at least pay for it.
Geez, they sure take long vacations. At least when it suits them.
Remember Harry Reid kept the Senate in session on Christmas Eve 2009 to ram Obamacare down our throats. I always thought it strange that they didn’t leave by mid-December for Christmas that year, given that Congress loves their time off.
They agreed to treat the two issues separately. This means that any government funding bill will be “clean” — no pandemic relief measures included.
This is a ‘Big win for Trump’ as he wanted these separate.
No bill will be passed. Giveaway? Article says”practical heads will prevail”. Like Diogenes searching for an honest man, finding a practical Congress critter is domed.
I would prefer stimulus checks for people who are paying the bills instead of PO funding to aid voter fraud
Silly, not like you could efficiently spend 25 billion dollars to help with the election
Hey! Where’s the funding I need to get a new gas tank on my car?? Come on Nancy, pony up the dough!
Hahahaha-- her crazy assed donors would rebel if she did anything like that. Trump is killing them, you know, with Covid. Literally KILLLLLING them.
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