Trump doubled down on his support for a payroll tax cut, even though many Republican leaders in Washington aren’t on board.
As Congress returned to Washington Monday facing a three-week crunch to pass the next stimulus package before they break for an August recess, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) met with President Trump to discuss the GOP’s proposed bill, slated to be released this week. Here’s what we know about the long-awaited legislation.
In a letter to Senate Democrats on Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N. Y.) urged his colleagues to continue to push for the party’s priorities in the next bill. “Unfortunately, by all accounts the Senate Republicans are drafting legislation that comes up short in a number of vital areas, such as extending unemployment benefits or funding for rental assistance, hazard premium pay for frontline workers, or investments in communities of color being ravaged by the virus, and many other necessary provisions.
