CSPAN2 U.S. Senate Sen. McConnell On COVID-19 Aid Summer Recess July 12, 2024
Democrats refused to act but we tried to force the issue. One of our senators requested unanimous consent to continue benefits through the end of the year and a still historically generous level. This plan would have also corrected the bizarre choice facing American Workers when the system was paying more to stay home than to resume working. But that wasnt good enough for the democratic leader and he objected. Another republican senator asked unanimous consent to extend federal support as it has been for one more week, one more week s that the ojobless americans didnt have to bear the cost of ...