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Second Stimulus Check Update: There s Progress As Pelosi, McConnell Meet To Discuss Relief
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The meeting comes after Congress split a $908 billion bipartisan proposal into two
Both packages do not include another round of stimulus checks
Top congressional leaders met on Tuesday to discuss a new coronovirus relief bill before the Friday deadline, and it appears they have made some progress.
Pelosi summoned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy to her office in the afternoon. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reportedly joined the critical meeting by phone. He and Pelosi have been engaged in negotiations on spending issues for several months.
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United States congressional negotiators neared a $900bn deal to address COVID-19, including direct payments to Americans but no financial aid for states and cities and no liability protections for businesses, according to media reports on Wednesday.
The potential agreement could come as early as later on Wednesday morning, according to Politico and the Washington Post, which both cited multiple sources involved in or briefed on the continuing talks.
Unemployment benefits would also be extended as part of the package, the reports said.
Reported progress on a relief bill comes after leaders in Congress on Tuesday said they had made substantial progress towards finalising relief in late-night talks aimed at addressing the pandemic’s heavy human and economic toll, and funding the federal government to avert a government shutdown.
Democratic push on COVID-19 aid welcomed by some in Georgia
by Jeff Amy And Jeff Martin, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 16, 2020 1:08 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 at 1:12 am EDT
ATLANTA As Congress bargains over more financial relief during the coronavirus pandemic, some of the hundreds of thousands of Georgians who are casting ballots for the Jan. 5 runoffs that will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate are calling for action.
“I think the stimulus is overdue,” said handyman Louis Peters, 64, who voted Monday on the first day of early-in-person balloting in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta. He chose Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock over incumbent Republican U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.