A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled compromise legislation for a new round of coronavirus stimulus worth more than $900 billion.
Dec.1 (UPI) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled compromise legislation for a new round of coronavirus stimulus worth more than $900 billion that’s aimed at breaking months of deadlock between the House and Senate. The group included Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and specified their “COVID Emergency Relief Framework,” which calls for $288 billion in small-business support and $180 billion for extended unemployment insurance, among other fiscal appropriations. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky shot down the proposal in favor of a sleeker, more targeted bill. The new proposal follows months of stalled negotiations between House Democrats and Republican White House officials on another round of aid to help Americans and businesses overextended by the health crisis. “We are in a moment where we are hearing from our constituents from all walks of life about the importance of coming together to get people the relief they need to get through this winter a time when we are seeing cases spike, hospital beds full, our front-line workers exhausted,” said Sen.
