House Democrats consider new push on coronavirus relief

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WASHINGTON — As Congress remains deadlocked over how large a second coronavirus relief package should be and amid rising concerns about the U.S. Postal Service operations ahead of November's election, House Democrats are considering a vote on a scaled-back version of the Heroes Act, multiple sources tell NBC News.

The House is returning this weekend to vote on a Postal Service bill to help prepare for an expected dramatic rise in mail-in voting and some Democratic lawmakers want the party to push forward on pandemic relief funding that mostly ran out at the end of July.

The push is a major development in the funding stalemate as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to stress that the House already passed legislation — the $3.4 trillion Heroes Act.

It was floated Monday on Democratic caucus call by Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., a close ally of the House Democratic Whip, Rep. Jim Clyburn of S.C., according to multiple sources. Richmond called for a vote on a $2 trillion to $2.4 trillion relief bill, similar to what Pelosi offered as a middle point in negotiations with the administration.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-consider-new-push-on-coronavirus-relief/ar-BB186K1J?li=BBnb7Kz

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1. I think they should hold firm and demand retro pay to Aug 1st

No need to cave to the GOP, Dems just need to publicize the fact that a bill was already passed in June, and the ball is in McConnel’s court.

Every Dem who appears on cable news to talk about something else needs to mention that COVID relief has already passed the house and folks should demand McConnel act now.