The Senate will vote on the House-passed coronavirus economic relief bill today. Sen. Mitch McConnell urges his GOP colleagues to support it: “I do not believe we should let perfection be the enemy of something that will help even a subset of workers.”
The agreement includes paid sick days for some employees, as well as three months of paid emergency leave throughout the course of the coronavirus crisis. To help offset the costs for employers, businesses would be reimbursed for some of these costs through tax credits.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives at the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2020, in Washington.
MORE: Government response updates: Trump calls himself a 'wartime president,' promises 'total victory' President Donald Trump listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during press briefing with the Coronavirus Task Force, at the White House, March 18, 2020, in Washington. Taking to the floor just moments after McConnell, Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said any negotiation on a third package should include both parties, both chambers and the White House. Anything else would be"too cumbersome, too partisan," a process, Schumer said.
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