The Trump administration and congressional leaders are hoping to land a deal on an economic stimulus bill that could reach $2 trillion.
Senate Republicans and Democrats grew visibly angry and emotional on the Senate floor Monday as negotiations over a financial rescue package appeared to stall, even as Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin were close to a final agreement.
“This country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by a bunch of idiots,” said Sen. John Kennedy . Since the Sunday vote, Mnuchin and Schumer have been frequently huddling in the Democratic leader’s office or speaking by phone. Schumer has essentially sidelined McConnell from the negotiations, telling the Senate that he would keep lawmakers informed on the status of negotiations.
Schumer said since he and Mnuchin began talking, the funding for hospitals, including personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, “has gone up dramatically” from the $75 billion the GOP provided, a key concern of Democrats. He also said they’re “making progress” on providing new funding for state and local government and hopes to extend unemployment benefits beyond the three months provided by Republicans.
“The last thing anyone should be doing in the middle of a public health crisis is restricting access to healthcare providers that women, people with disabilities, people with substance abuse disorders and more trust and rely on,” said Sen. Patty Murray . “There’s absolutely no justification for this — it’s exactly the kind of partisan, harmful politics we frankly don’t have time for right now.”
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