Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on March 18 Republicans were nearing an agreement on a third COVID-19 bill amid growing concerns about the CCP viruss economic impact.
The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Partys coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic.
The GOP leader and Senate Republicans said the chamber wont go on an extended recess until a third economic relief plan is passed, which would be the latest in a series of measures in Congress to help Americans and businesses through the health crisis.
A third bill is expected to include financial assistance for health, tax, small businesses, families, and industries—and it may include cash payments to Americans.
“First, Senate Republicans and the administration are going to try to reach an agreement on what we think is best for what could best be described as phase three,” McConnell told reporters during a press conference this week. “Then, the Senate being the Senate, we will sit down with our Democratic counterparts and see what we can agree to.”
McConnell said he has put together four task forces to draft and negotiate the emergency relief package, members of which include Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) working on small businesses; Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) spearheading impacted industries; Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on the public health response; and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) working on tax.
The groups progress so far was presented Wednesday during a closed-door lunch, and the senators involved are expected to hand in their work by Thursday, The Hill reported. Republican senators hope a vote on the proposal can be scheduled by next week at the latest.
“Well continue to work on the next bill to respond to the crisis, and I want to repeat again: The Senates going to stay in session until we finish phase three,” McConnell Read More – Source
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