Here’s why the House Democrats’ $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill may fail: by skleb1234
It’s unlikely the bill will make it out of the House in its current form as opposition mounts from moderate Democrats who say it goes too far, and progressives who say it doesn’t do enough to help struggling Americans.to the bill because it doesn’t include more federal funding to cover small business payrolls.reporters on Friday, explaining that it didn’t do enough to protect struggling workers. “We're going to see mass unemployment numbers continue to rise.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , another prominent progressive member of the House, called the bill a “mixed bag,” saying that sheSome moderate Democrats are opposing the bill because it goes too far: Rep. Kendra Horn said it wasn’t bipartisan, while Rep. Abigail Spanberger on Friday that she will also vote against the package because it “strays far beyond delivering relief or responding to an urgent crisis, & it has no chance at becoming law.”: Rep. Virginia Foxx , said on Friday that it was a “dark day for our country,” while Rep. Tom Cole called the $3 trillion relief package “massive and unwarranted.”How many Republicans in the House might cross party lines. At least one, retiring Congressman Peter King of New York, plans to do so.
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