McConnell Casts Doubt on Coronavirus Deal: ‘It Doesn’t Look That Good Right Now’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is not optimistic Democrats and the White House will be able to strike a deal on a fifth coronavirus relief package. “I wish I could tell you that we were going to get…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is not optimistic Democrats and the White House will be able to strike a deal on a fifth coronavirus relief package.
“I wish I could tell you that we were going to get another package, but it doesn’t look that good right now,” McConnell said.
McConnell’s comments come just one day after the Senate rejected the GOP backed proposal, as IJR previously reported.
The Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to advance the bill.
The only Republican to vote against the bill was Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
The bill would have provided around $300 billion in new coronavirus aid, but Democrats are calling for around $3 trillion.
Congress acted quickly earlier this year and passed four bills providing about $3 trillion in response to the pandemic.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed the GOP for making it seem as though they are meeting the needs of the American people in their bill, as IJR previously reported.