The Senate passed a coronavirus relief bill that includes free coronavirus testing and paid sick leave. Next stop: Trump's desk by lisettevoytko
... [+]Topline:that includes free coronavirus testing and paid sick leave, among other measures, after the House approved the legislation last week and President Trump signaled support, making it a bipartisan effort to aid Americans impacted by the pandemic.
Congress entered into tough negotiations over the bill, titled the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” when it wasThe House approved a slate of changes to the bill on Monday, which then gave the Senate the opportunity to vote on it. Included in the bill: enhanced unemployment insurance, two weeks of sick leave for workers employed by businesses with fewer than 500 employees, increased funding for food assistance and free coronavirus testing,McConnell reportedly told Republican Senators on Tuesday to “gag and vote for [the bill] anyway,” saying that Congress needed to rise above its “normal partisanship,”In a Wednesday morning Senate floor speech, McConnell said the relief bill’s “imperfections” will make the economic...
, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blasting Paul’s amendment, calling it “ridiculous” and a “colossal waste of time.”The Senate will next take up a $1 trillion economic stimulus package, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying he would not adjourn Wednesday’s session without passing the
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