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Senate Republicans are preparing to unveil a smaller coronavirus relief package as soon as Tuesday that is expected to include billions in new funds for the Postal Service.
In addition to $10 billion in post office funding, the Republican proposal is expected to include liability protections, a $300-per-week federal unemployment benefit, another round of Paycheck Protection Program funding, and additional money for coronavirus testing and schools, according to aides.
The bill is a pared-down version of the roughly $1 trillion package offered by Senate Republicans late last month, known as the HEALS Act, and comes as House Democrats are drafting their own stand-alone Postal Service bill.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) indicated while speaking in Kentucky earlier on Monday that Republicans and the administration were willing to direct roughly $10 billion in additional funding to the post office as part of coronavirus relief.
"The Postal Service is going to be just fine. We're going to make sure that the ability to function going into the election is not adversely affected," McConnell told reporters in Kentucky.
McConnell added that the $10 billion supported by the administration would be used "just to make sure the post office is on good firm footing going into the November election."
Where the GOP proposal — the details of which were first reported by Politico — goes from here is unclear. But GOP senators have been quietly discussing tying coronavirus relief to a stop-gap government funding bill that they have to pass by Sept. 30 in order to prevent a shutdown roughly a month before the November election.
thehill.com
I would not be at all surprised to see the Senate Dems shoot down the Senate Bill discussed above, but does the Senate need 60 votes for a Stop Gap Gov't Funding Bill? Not sure, but I suspect the GOP wants to put something out there before the election and blame the Dems for not passing it. Which of course is exactly what Nancy Pelosi and the Dems have been doing for some time now.
Obviously, the GOP has to do something, even if the Dems shoot it down. Certainly the Repubs cannot accept the House Dem Relief Bill at $3.4 trillion, that would be political suicide for them. And the Far Left is currently driving the bus for the Dems, and I don't think they'll settle for any compromise that isn't heavily in their favor. Maybe they'll work out a deal prior to the election, but it's all a political calculation on both sides to see who gets hurt the most if no deal gets done. Frankly, I think the Senate Majority is in play here.
I think it's interesting to see if the GOP has the balls to say no. And do the moderate Dems have the balls to stand up to the Far Left?
In addition to $10 billion in post office funding, the Republican proposal is expected to include liability protections, a $300-per-week federal unemployment benefit, another round of Paycheck Protection Program funding, and additional money for coronavirus testing and schools, according to aides.
The bill is a pared-down version of the roughly $1 trillion package offered by Senate Republicans late last month, known as the HEALS Act, and comes as House Democrats are drafting their own stand-alone Postal Service bill.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) indicated while speaking in Kentucky earlier on Monday that Republicans and the administration were willing to direct roughly $10 billion in additional funding to the post office as part of coronavirus relief.
"The Postal Service is going to be just fine. We're going to make sure that the ability to function going into the election is not adversely affected," McConnell told reporters in Kentucky.
McConnell added that the $10 billion supported by the administration would be used "just to make sure the post office is on good firm footing going into the November election."
Where the GOP proposal — the details of which were first reported by Politico — goes from here is unclear. But GOP senators have been quietly discussing tying coronavirus relief to a stop-gap government funding bill that they have to pass by Sept. 30 in order to prevent a shutdown roughly a month before the November election.
Senate GOP to include Postal Service funds in smaller coronavirus relief bill
Senate Republicans are preparing to unveil a smaller coronavirus relief package as soon as Tuesday that is expected to include billions in new funds for the Postal Service.
I would not be at all surprised to see the Senate Dems shoot down the Senate Bill discussed above, but does the Senate need 60 votes for a Stop Gap Gov't Funding Bill? Not sure, but I suspect the GOP wants to put something out there before the election and blame the Dems for not passing it. Which of course is exactly what Nancy Pelosi and the Dems have been doing for some time now.
Obviously, the GOP has to do something, even if the Dems shoot it down. Certainly the Repubs cannot accept the House Dem Relief Bill at $3.4 trillion, that would be political suicide for them. And the Far Left is currently driving the bus for the Dems, and I don't think they'll settle for any compromise that isn't heavily in their favor. Maybe they'll work out a deal prior to the election, but it's all a political calculation on both sides to see who gets hurt the most if no deal gets done. Frankly, I think the Senate Majority is in play here.
I think it's interesting to see if the GOP has the balls to say no. And do the moderate Dems have the balls to stand up to the Far Left?
