Democrats REJECT Republican ‘skinny bill’ as future of $1,200 stimulus checks is still undecided
DEMOCRATS have rejected the Republican "skinny bill" as the future of the $1,200 stimulus checks is still undecided.
A vote on the 's targeted stimulus package called the Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act, which offers about $500billion in relief, took place on Thursday.
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A total of 60 votes were needed, but the result was 52 to 47.
In the new package, GOP lawmakers were not offering another round of .
Initially, it appeared , but instead, their latest bill offered an additional $300 a week in extra unemployment benefits through the end of the year, $105billion for schools, $10billion for the Postal Service, and $258billion for the Paycheck Protection Program.
It also included limited liability for bosses related to COVID lawsuits, as well as $47billion for vaccines and testing.
However there is still hope in the ' $1trillion Heals Act, which hasn't been put to a vote since it was put forward in July.
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Senate Majority Leader said they "want to agree where bipartisan agreement is possible [and] get more help out the door and then keep arguing over the rest later" – but aren't budging.
House Speaker and Senate Minority Leader said the bill was “fraudulent.”
“This emaciated bill is only intended to help vulnerable Republican Senators by giving them a 'check-the-box' vote to maintain the appearance that they’re not held hostage by their extreme right-wing that doesn’t want to spend a nickel to help people," the pair said in a .