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Just because the previous thread was closed.
McConnell Says White House-Backed Stimulus Bill Would Get Senate Floor Vote
At a press conference on Tuesday, McConnell told reporters that the Senate would bring a bill passed by the House, and supported by President Trump, to the floor “at some point,” though he did not specify how soon after passage that might be.
McConnell stopped short of saying he would personally back the bill, let alone whip enough GOP senators to avoid a filibuster, stating “we would have to see what it was first… if a deal is announced, it would have to be written and people would have to take a look at it.”
Despite advocating a $500 billion “skinny” stimulus bill – not including stimulus checks – that is slated to be voted on by the Senate Wednesday, McConnell did not repeat his rejection of the $1.8 trillion to $2.2 trillion price tag called for by Democrats and Trump.
McConnell Says White House-Backed Stimulus Bill Would Get Senate Floor Vote
At a press conference on Tuesday, McConnell told reporters that the Senate would bring a bill passed by the House, and supported by President Trump, to the floor “at some point,” though he did not specify how soon after passage that might be.
McConnell stopped short of saying he would personally back the bill, let alone whip enough GOP senators to avoid a filibuster, stating “we would have to see what it was first… if a deal is announced, it would have to be written and people would have to take a look at it.”
Despite advocating a $500 billion “skinny” stimulus bill – not including stimulus checks – that is slated to be voted on by the Senate Wednesday, McConnell did not repeat his rejection of the $1.8 trillion to $2.2 trillion price tag called for by Democrats and Trump.