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Today is the self-imposed deadline for Congressional Democrats and Republicans to reach an agreement on the next stimulus package. Capitol Hill has seen both sides continuing to disagree on issues like enhanced unemployment benefits, extending a moratorium on evictions, and the amount of relief aid offered in the Republican-authored HEALS Act. While there's still time, the optimism that negotiators expressed earlier in the week has faded.
"I would say we are closer on a lot of issues. We are still very far apart on significant issues," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters on Thursday. After a three-hour meeting late Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer echoed Mnuchin's comments that the sides are still "very far apart" despite ongoing exchanges.
When the Senate gaveled in on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the chamber will convene on Monday instead of adjourning for its scheduled August recess. The House of Representatives gaveled in on Friday morning.
Here's what the next few days could look like for the HEALS Act if the White House, Democrats and Republicans reach an agreement on the proposed legislation.
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Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)else for two months and every con in the country is plastered to their ceiling because their heads exploded.
THOUSANDS of times in 4 years they have done shit that NO Democrat can do...
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Well stated, Elliott!
spanone
(135,635 posts)Imagine of Pelosi or Schumer had done this?
Luz
(769 posts)Nancy pulls this off, I keep my life. My home. My car. Hell, I'll even keep my bills. If she looses, I loose everything. So does my landlord. My finance company. Even my utilities company will not get paid.
I feel I have no control of my own life anymore