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Collected Item: “New Economic Relief Bill in the Works?”

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New Economic Relief Bill in the Works?

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Screenshot, Twitter

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After months of talks about a second economic stimulus bill, one might finally make it to the senate floor. Democrats and Republicans have been fighting for months about the specific goal of this second stimulus. More economically conservative Republicans want a smaller, more targeted relief focused on helping small businesses. Both Democrats and President Trump have said that they want more relief, however Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats worry that a second stimulus bill could give President Trump an edge in the upcoming election. A second bill is unlikely to come until either after election day or after the Presidential Inauguration in January 2021 if Joe Biden is victorious.

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#StimulusBill, #MitchMcConnell, #HSE

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https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1316075240682856449

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Washington Post

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2020-10-13
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