The bipartisan panel of lawmakers is splitting its $ 908 billion corona virus relief program into two sets as it prepares to release its speech on Monday.
Confirmed by a well-known source for negotiations, the plan includes a $ 160 billion proposal that combines two highly controversial elements: more money for state and local governments and protection against corona virus-related lawsuits.
The second proposal includes a total of $ 748 billion and the idea of another round of payroll protection for small businesses receiving widespread support, including funding, unemployment benefits and vaccine distribution, testing and more money for schools.
Sen. Joe Mancin
Joseph (Joe) Mancin Sunday Preview: Pfizer Vaccine Window Supports Nation Vaccination Following FDA Approval Native Corona Virus Agreement Closes Quickly Bilateral Group Reveals New Details on Covit-19 Relief Action (DW.Va.), a member of the committee, announced the release of the speech on Monday earlier than Sunday.
“The plan is alive and well. We are not going to leave Washington without taking into account the urgent needs of our people,” Munch told Fox News Sunday. “We have a $ 908 billion bill for the American people tomorrow.”
Congress is quickly running out of time to cut a major deal on corona virus relief, with lawmakers still until Friday to pass a government finance bill that will act as a vehicle for any deal. But the two-month committee has been negotiating for several weeks, including the weekend, to finalize its bill after announcing a framework earlier this month.
Sen. Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy Sunday Preview: Nations prepare for vaccination following FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine. Lawmakers call for reduction in health care costs to address inequalities in the bipartisan bipartisan body More details on COVID-19 mitigation measures released (R-La.), Another member of the group, called the set “the only bipartisan game in town.”
“We’m going to introduce a bill tomorrow night. Now, the leadership can reject it. I can not manage it. I can only do what is in front of me. … President McConnell decides what to do, I did not,” he told CNN. Cassidy told the “State of the Union.”
Separating the two most controversial items will increase cases across the country, making it easier to execute at least one small corona virus deal as part of a government-funded deal, and hospitals are warning of overcrowding, and some states and cities are re-enacting lockout measures Public health experts warn of a brutal winter.
Members of the GOP leadership argue that a final agreement should be reached by the Senate majority leader, while the bipartisan panel said it helped find a common cause. Mitch McConnell
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Democrats consider state and local money a priority, and the Senate GOP leader has long called protection against corona virus cases a “red line.”
But McConnell suggested dropping both issues last week, and that parts of the year-end deal, including the broader bilateral agreement, could be folded into a government finance deal.
“We know what that common ground will look like. Small businesses that are severely affected can continue to pay for their people. Investments needed in supply to get life-saving vaccines for our people. Without the expansion of some unemployment programs it would expire in a few days,” McConnell said.
Sen. Dick Turbin
Dick Turbin window closes large corona virus deal quickly on money: Corona virus relief negotiations prevent issue negotiators | Sanders, Howley Promise to Secure Trigger Checks | Senate passes bill to avoid shutdown Corona virus relief talks liability issue prevents negotiators (No.) The No. 2 Senate Democrat did not rule out supporting a slim deal, although he said he wanted to “screen it carefully.” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton Hopepressor Makes Money to Make Progress in COVID-19 Relief Negotiations: Motivation Stores for the COVID-19 Relief Bill | Congress barrels towards ‘Govt Hill’ | Passes House Stop Cape Bill to avoid government strike (D-MD) was also open to a deal that does not include state and local money on Sunday.
“If we can get it [state and local assistance], We want to get it, but we really, really want to help people who are fighting and who are in great danger, “he told CNN’s Abby Philip in an interview inside” Politics. ”