09/11/2020

GOP Senators Say COVID-19 Deal Dead Until After the Election

They refuse to pass another expansive bill at this time

On Sept. 10, 2020, Republican senators declared a fifth coronavirus relief bill all but dead, the latest signal that Congress is unlikely to pass any further pandemic assistance before the November election.

Senate Democrats on Thursday rejected a pared down GOP relief bill brought to the floor amid a weeks-long stalemate in discussions between congressional Democrats and the White House that shows no signs of breaking. GOP senators after the vote expressed pessimism about the possibility of getting a deal in the coming months.

"Congress is not going to pass another COVID relief bill before the election," Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said in a video posted on Twitter. 

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