New Round of Health Incident Relief Bill Negotiations Still Stagnant, US Congress Faces Pressure to Act

Original Caption: New Round of Health Incident Relief Bill Negotiations Still at Stalemate, and US Congress Under Pressure to Act

The United States Congress on the new round of health incident relief billsnegotiationThe problem is still at a standstill. As of Wednesday afternoon local time, there are still a number of issues that have not been resolved.

The leader of the Democratic Party said the two parties cost 908 billionAmerican dollarNegotiating the aid bill is the best opportunity to develop a plan that can be approved by Congress.companyThere are disagreements over China’s legal immunity and relief from state and local governments, and lawmakers have yet to finalize the legislation.

Leading Republicans accused their peers of refusing to reach an agreement, with House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer rejecting.financialSecretary Mnuchin’s proposal of $ 916 billion because it only includes a one-time payment of $ 600 to the American people.check, But does not includeunemploymentinsurance。

Pelosi and Schumer also yesterday rejected Senate Majority Leader McConnell’s proposal that the People’s Party drop its demand for state and local governments.moneySupport, the Republican Party waived the corporate exemption clause.

As of Wednesday, it was unclear what kind of plan the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and the Republican-controlled Senate would pass. Congress is under pressure to act and around 12 million people may lose the day after Christmas.Unemployed benefitsGold, and the federal moratorium on removal orders will expire later this year.

When McConnell spoke in the Senate on Wednesday, he repeatedly argued that Democratic leaders refused to reach an agreement for political reasons. Pelosi’s spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on McConnell’s comments.

The bipartisan organization today announced a more detailed outline of the proposal, which includes $ 300 billion to support small businesses and $ 160 billion for state and local aid. The proposal will also include additional unemployment.insuranceThe measures were extended for four months and the federalUnemployed benefitsSet at $ 300 per week.

This outline does not include how the plan addressesresponsibilitySpecific details of state and local protection and assistance The report noted that the legislatorobjectivesMore details of these terms will be announced as soon as possible on Wednesday.

It’s worth noting that the proposal will not send a second round of checks for $ 1,200 to most Americans. More and more Democrats wonder how much the plan will help individuals and families without other controls to stimulate the economy.

Even Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri urged President Trump to veto this bill that lacks controls against the epidemic. Senator Sanders and other progressives in the Senate declared that they would oppose any bill that does not issue anti-epidemic controls.

(Source: Zhitong Finance Network)

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