McConnell predicts Congress will need fifth coronavirus bill

[RandySF]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that he believes there will be a fifth coronavirus relief bill, as the country sees an uptick in the number of cases.

"We will be taking a look at — in the Senate in a couple of weeks — another package based on the conditions that we confront today," McConnell said in Louisville, Ky.

McConnell added on the potential for a fifth coronavirus bill that "I believe there will be one."

McConnell previously predicted in early April that there would be another coronavirus bill, but, since then, Republicans hit pause on talk of another relief package, saying that they wanted to see how the nearly $3 trillion already appropriated by Congress was being spent.

Republicans are expected to make a final decision on a fifth coronavirus bill once they return to Washington from a two-week break on July 20. But McConnell said on Monday that he was "likely" to introduce a bill in a few weeks.



https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/506005-mcconnell-predicts-congress-will-need-fifth-coronavirus-bill

[Wounded Bear]

1. Even a blind squirrel can be led to find a nut...

Must be feeling the McGrath pressure.

[totodeinhere]

5. Yes, and the new bill will most likely be filled with giveaways for the big corporations

while they only throw a few crumbs at average Americans like you and me. I hope that our Democratic legislators can stand up to them and say no corporate giveaways.

[iemitsu]

2. Republicans are expected to make a final decision on a fifth coronavirus bill once they return to

Washington from a two-week break on July 20. But McConnell said on Monday that he was "likely" to introduce a bill in a few weeks.
More likely relaity: Republicans consider a new relief bill as they see their chances of re-election plummet.

[Polybius]

3. Any chance the $600 unemployment will be extended?

I really need this to happen.

[RandySF]

4. So do we

I think it's going to stay in, but it's just my hunch.

[Beakybird]

7. From your hunch to God's proverbial ears!

[BComplex]

18. I hope you're right, Randy.

It's critical for my family. Anything less than the $600 is going to be some serious life-changing going on.

[Demsrule86]

30. Hubs and I are out of work..we need it too.

[totodeinhere]

6. McConnell's latest statement on the issue doesn't make that very likely.

But who knows. Perhaps the Democrats can insist on it or they will oppose the bill. We shall see.

[Wounded Bear]

9. Will have to trade away McConnell's corporate giveaways for it, I'm sure...

would love another check, too. I don't necessarily need it, but I know a lot of folks do.

[totodeinhere]

15. A lot of folks need it but the big corporations do not need another giveaway. n/t

[Wounded Bear]

23. Yeah, well, when has that mattered?

[Demsrule86]

31. Unless he wants the economy to crumble...not much choice. He wants something

for it...maybe immunity for companies or money for the Street.

[roamer65]

8. Look at that, he's right there to subsidize his red taker states.

Right on cue.

Gov Cuomo has him figured out.

[HotTeaBag]

14. That's pretty much his motivation at this point I think.

If there hadn't been flare-ups in the other states that we're seeing now they wouldn't even be considering it. I don't think the millions of unemployed people through no fault of their own in blue states mean much to him at all.

It being an election year however - and more importantly HIS election year - will force him to do something akin to the right thing...but not before a ton of posturing and fake hand-wringing.

[Docreed2003]

10. Well he did say we'd look at it in july

Easy to be a prick and say you're against something until is staring you right in the face, huh, Mitch.

[Newest Reality]

11. The Grim Reaper...

The Grim Reaper in a turtle shell is just looking for some more game to kill.

He may want to look like he is now interested in these kinds of bills and not a serial bill for the people killer. It's all about the incentives to work and dignity, don't you know?

He seems to have been far more interested in make $34-million looking out for myself and his party while totally neglecting his constituents. Just look at the numbers for his state. Losing is the only result of GOP influence.

[BComplex]

19. There are so many republican senators in so much electoral trouble, you'd think moscow mitch

would figure something out for the masses....unless he already knows the elections are fixed.

[RandySF]

26. I do know that Trump was talking about another stimulus check.

[BComplex]

28. The last one was $1,200. That won't buy groceries and electric for two months hardly.

I hope they can do better than that.

[diva77]

34. All or most of the voting machines in KY are Hart Intercivic -- republican owned corporation

more about that here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212657215

I wonder where that $250 million in election "security" approved by McTurtle ended up?
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/20/762499808/senate-breaks-logjam-on-election-security-cash-but-activists-say-more-is-needed

I hope KY decides to allow statewide VBM for Nov. elections...something tells me it's going to be difficult to get that to happen...sure hope I'm wrong.

[OrlandoDem2]

12. The poor and middle class will get nothing if McConnell has his way.

Everything for the .1% and the huge corporations

[themaguffin]

13. The sick fucker wants to wait til late July to pressure Democrats. Just watch.

[MoonlitKnight]

16. PPP extension went through

Could have used that for leverage.

I would like to see infrastructure spending and direct payments to everyone. Many states unemployment systems are horribly broken so many aren’t getting anything.

We essentially wasted the prior spending because people can’t wear a damned mask.

[BComplex]

21. What PPP extension? What went through, Moonlit?

I hadn't heard about this.

[MoonlitKnight]

24. On July 1

https://www.forbes.com/sites/advisor/2020/07/02/congress-extends-ppp-five-more-weeks-heres-how-to-apply/#43dd20223b20

[BComplex]

29. Oh. I was hoping it was the unemployment.

The small business thing doesn't help many of us independent contractors who don't have any employees.

[Demsrule86]

32. IMHO it will be unemployment money and some stimulus checks.

[MoonlitKnight]

33. Correct

Which is why I hoped that Democrats would have used extension as leverage - but they didn’t. Twice.

[bdamomma]

17. Hey Mitch

and do us all a favor and contract it, you have enough money that you have stifled against Americans.

[Buckeyeblue]

20. It's an election year. I bet it will be full of goodies

[gratuitous]

22. In a couple of weeks, or somewhere else down the line

No hurry, Mitch. It's not like people are dying by the thousands and millions of people are out of work and don't know if or when they'll go back, and none of them have savings to tap into because their jobs pay just enough to keep them afloat from month to month. You're still drawing a regular paycheck, you're not sick, and plenty of graft is making its way into your corrupt pocket as you help the president drive the country off a cliff.

[NightWatcher]

25. I'm shocked they haven't tried to buy votes with a huge handout to people (like $5-10k in early Oct)

[EleanorR]

27. He needs that liability shield in place before forcing people back to work

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