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(Worthy News) – Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP-authored coronavirus relief package while slow-moving bipartisan talks have significantly dimmed optimism for a new round of federal aid before next year.
No one expected the $500 billion proposal to win approval. Senate Republicans tried and failed to move the same bill in September over the objections of Democrats, who said it provided insufficient funding to address multiple needs caused by the pandemic. Democrats are seeking roughly $2 trillion. Republicans accused them of blocking a deal to hold out for a measure that was stuffed with non-coronavirus spending.
“Once again, Democrats will choose nothing over something, that if they can’t get everything they want, it’s better for Americans not to have anything,” Senate Majority Whip John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
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