McConnell Says He Hopes COVID Relief Bill Will Go To House In ‘Two To Three Weeks’

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a press conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon in the Hart Senate Office Building on June 30, 2020 in W... WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a press conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon in the Hart Senate Office Building on June 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. McConnell stated that a briefing could be arranged for Senators to get more information on the report that Russia offered bounty to the Taliban to kill American soldiers. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that he hopes an overdue coronavirus relief bill will be able to reach the House in the next “two to three weeks.”

“Hopefully in the next two to three weeks we’ll be able to come together and pass something that we can send over to the House and down to the President for signature,” McConnell told WKTY, a CNN- affiliate station in Kentucky, in an interview published Friday evening.

 McConnell told WKTY that he will begin talking to Democrats as early as next week, following a delay earlier this week when many Congress members, including some GOP members expected a draft of the bill to be unveiled.

 The comments come after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued a statement Friday ripping GOP members of Congress and the White House for “disarray” and “delay” of a coronavirus relief bill that is urgently needed to help millions of Americans who are suffering under severe economic duress amid fallout from unemployment and other financial strain brought on by the pandemic.

 On Thursday, McConnell said the delay was because the Trump administration “has requested additional time to review the fine details,” while assuring  that “we will be laying down the proposal early next week.”

The pushed deadline and waffling comes as millions of jobless Americans anxiously await a decision from Congress about whether an enhanced payment of $600 — which was provided in an earlier coronavirus relief package — would be continued following its scheduled expiration at the end of July.

 McConnell has said he does not support an extension of the enhanced federal unemployment benefits which have been funneling an additional $600 a week to unemployed workers amid the pandemic.

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  1. McConnell told WKTY that he will begin talking to Democrats as early as next week

    Well what the fuck is taking so long… The Democrats passed the bill in the house months ago, and I am supposed to care that Mitch might start talking to Democrats as early as next week

  2. What’s being left out of this article is that McConnell and some Rs don’t want $600 extra to continue, but $200 is what they want.
    Then there’s the fact that members and WH staff are floating around a percentage of an employee’s wage. The problem with that is that most state’s UE computers can’t do percentages, or something like that.
    So the people I feel the most for are the ones who who have been trying since March, April, or May to get their UE benefits.

  3. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Awesome! I’ll just tell the Coronavirus to go on a break for 2-3 weeks. It’s due for a vacation anyway.

    And I’m sure landlords won’t mind waiting for their rent checks. They’re renowned for their understanding and generosity.

    If this isn’t political malpractice…well, unless you count doing nothing while Russia puts bounties on our soldiers…

  4. Avatar for tena tena says:

    Everything is running out - the $600 a month and the moratorium on evictions - we’re poised to go over a fucking cliff while the GOP and the White House fuck around over bullshit.

  5. The ads write themselves…?

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