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A DONE DEAL It took weeks of intense, protracted negotiation, but House and Senate leaders have finally clinched an agreement to send a $900 billion aid package to President Donald Trump’s desk, Congress’ first measure to provide emergency coronavirus relief to individuals and businesses since the CARES Act passed in March. The bill includes $160 billion for $600 direct payments to individuals and families. It will restore $300 a week in additional unemployment assistance, about half the level provided by the CARES Act that expired at the end of July. It also includes $300 billion for small businesses harmed by the pandemi
Congress lurches toward end-of-the-year mess
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SQUAD COALS Is Congress trying to get coal in its stocking for Christmas? They’re barreling toward a brief government shutdown. Leaders still haven’t finalized a desperately needed coronavirus relief deal. Lawmakers will likely need to work through the weekend. The government suffered a massive hack. President Donald Trump is preparing to veto a bipartisan defense bill. And one member even
cracked open a beer on the House floor yesterday in a bid to end the bickering.
So, in other words: classic Washington behavior right before the holidays. Absolutely no one should be surprised that Congress is once again blowing past their deadline and will attempt to jam through a multi-trillion dollar spending and rescue package just before the holidays.