Democrats hope to vote on their latest coronavirus relief bill by Friday as Republicans downplay the need for more immediate spending.
House Democrats release their latest coronavirus relief bill as they try to blunt the pandemic's effects on the economy.Republicans, who have downplayed the need for more immediate spending, are unlikely to approve the package in the Senate.
Party leaders expect to vote on the more than 1,800-page package on Friday, along with a plan to allow proxy voting on legislation during the crisis. House SpeakerDemocrats say rising Covid-19 infection rates and an unemployment rate unseen since the Great Depression require adding to an already unprecedented emergency government response. The new bill is set cost about $3 trillion, which is more than the $2 trillion cost of the late March stimulus package..
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