Nancy Pelosi Unveils New $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Plan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are at it again! According to breaking reports, they are planning to move ahead with a Friday vote on a $3 trillion package to respond to the coronavirus crisis.
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As Politico notes, Pelosi and top House Democrats will proceed with the proposal even despite all the political attacks from the left and right. They’re arguing that a 14.7 percent unemployment rate, which is expected to climb, proves the need for Congress to “think big” with aid to cash-strapped states and struggling Americans. the pandemic. The Democratic package, known as the Heroes Act, is expected to include a number of priorities that were left out of previous bills — cash for state and local governments, rent and mortgage relief, hazard pay for frontline workers, and expanded mail-in voting programs, Yahoo reports.
Now, President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans object the Democratic proposal. They believe that there hasn’t been enough time since the $2 trillion CARES Act passed to determine whether new legislation is needed or necessary.
Aside from that, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday it appears the sweeping Democratic-led bill “will be ready” to call lawmakers back to Washington for the vote.
“This is an unprecedented time in our history,” Hoyer said about the virus outbreak and economic shutdown. He said Congress needs to act in “unprecedented ways.”
An official vote is expected Friday.
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