Senate at stalemate over more COVID-19 aid after Republicans and Democrats block competing proposals

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Source: CNN

By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN

Updated 11:33 AM ET, Thu April 9, 2020

Washington (CNN)The Senate is at an impasse over approving additional COVID-19 aid after Republicans and Democrats blocked competing proposals on Thursday, creating uncertainty over whether and when there will be bipartisan agreement to approve further relief measures amid the ongoing crisis.

Democrats blocked an effort by Senate Republicans to approve by unanimous consent an increase in funding for a small business loan program set up to deliver relief amid the coronavirus crisis, citing demands for additional funding for hospitals and state and local governments. And Republicans blocked an alternative proposal put forward by Democrats, arguing that it is urgent to approve the increase in funding for the program immediately and that other issues can be addressed later.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who offered up the GOP proposal, said on the Senate floor, "we need more funding and we need it fast," adding, "I want to add more money to the only part of our bipartisan bill that could run out of money."
"My colleagues must not treat working Americans like political hostages," McConnell said, "We must not fail them."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/09/politics/small-business-loan-program-senate-vote/index.html

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Your the one to talk #Moscow Mitch about holding the public political hostages................you forget that you said adios to the Constitution during Obama....................and you also said that all bills out of the house will not be voted on and that you were the grim reaper or some fucking libertarian psychopathic thing .................with the fucking disgusting smile................. .

Think I will call my senator and house representative to hold you accountable ..............now...............


Solution Amy McGrath:

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[Marthe48]

1. stfu mcconnell you have treated us like hostages

your whole miserable unproductive backward looking power grab, you despicable p.o.s.

[gab13by13]

2. Democrats need to stand firm on one issue ,

before agreeing to more money. The last bill had a provision to bail out the post office, Trump was instrumental in getting it removed.
This may be the last chance for Democrats to save the post office and we are going to sorely need them if we want to go to more mail in voting.

This is my #1 issue for this bill. At Trump's virus rally he lied about how the post office was losing money from delivering packages for Amazon and others. This is simply not true, they are making money delivering for Amazon. Trump went out of his way to get the post office bail out removed from the last bill, Democrats need to draw a red line in the sand and not back down. This is serious for our election.

[iluvtennis]

3. yes, Dems need to stand strong in this. The 2 trillion dollar bill had funds for small businesses.

rethugs asking for more money cause trump wants to divert that small business money to the big corporations.

Take the money out of the 500 Billion that was there for the big corporations.