GOP Senator Says Short Shutdown Possible: Congress Update Bloomberg 12/17/2020 © Bloomberg Nancy Pelosi walks through the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 16.
(Bloomberg) Congressional leaders are working through the final sticking points of a coronavirus relief deal, although the agreement probably won’t come together in time for both chambers to vote before Friday. The federal government could shut down briefly over the weekend if senators object to temporary funding while negotiations continue.
People briefed on the talks say the draft of the roughly $900 billion proposal includes $600 in payments for individuals, $300-per-week in supplemental unemployment insurance payments and aid for small businesses, as well as about $17 billion for airlines. But it omits aid to state and local governments and lawsuit liability protection, the two issues that stymied earlier attempts at an agreement.
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Lawmakers Set to Unveil Two-Part Relief Plan: Congress Update
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Senior Democrat Backs Consensus Virus Aid Bill: Congress Update Bloomberg 12/14/2020 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Judy Shelton is running out of time to win confirmation to the Federal Reserve Board, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faces voting obstacles thrown up by the pandemic and the political calendar.
(Bloomberg) Senior Senate Democrat Dick Durbin said Congress should vote on a bipartisan Covid-19 relief bill that has just the consensus provisions, without the two most controversial elements liability protection and aid for state and local governments.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday released details of their two-part $908 billion plan, which could be the basis for final negotiations between congressional leaders. Both parties say the best chance for virus relief to be passed this year is to include it with the government funding bills that need to