The federal enhanced unemployment benefit that out-of-work Americans have relied on amid the coronavirus pandemic has now officially expired — and Democrats and Republicans are still far apart in negotiations over a new stimulus package that could bring relief with no deal in sight.
Senate Republicans forced the chamber to begin moving forward with an extension of unemployment benefits that expire on Friday, but there was no agreement on a measure to do so.
Senators in the party are “all over the lot” on the pandemic bill as jobless benefits run out and the fate of any legislative deal remains uncertain.
After lengthy negotiations, Senate Republicans rolled out their plan for the next wave of coronavirus aid. Under it, supplemental unemployment payment would fall to $200 per week through September.
The resistance to a funding proposal drafted by Senate Republicans has angered several members of the president’s party on Capitol Hill. The F.D.A. has issued emergency approval for pooled testing, a method that allows for much faster tracking of new infections.
The White House and Senate Republicans are at odds over the amount of funding that should be given to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention in the next round of stimulus spending, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN on Saturday.
Republicans are signaling they could support a second round of stimulus checks for Americans. Sen. Mitch McConnell floated a $40,000 income cutoff for a direct payment this week. But that step would leave out 20 million middle-class Americans who benefited from the initial wave of payments. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. More Republ […]
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