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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The price for Airline saving needs to be fundamental TSA reform.
I drive these days.
I want airline travel to be like the OJ Simpson ads of yore.
Ground Nazi’s gov’t. plane.
Who wouldn’t appreciate a little handout?
NYS’s unemployment is still sky high.
But that’s not Trump’s fault.
Yeah. Let her spring for her own. It's bee reported she is worth $112 million. (Pretty good for a gummint worker bee.) So she can afford it.
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