While political leaders party, unemployed Americans will have to do without the bolstered benefits that have allowed them to make ends meet.
WASHINGTON – Bitter negotiations for a new coronavirus stimulus deal dissolved into an ugly blame game by the time lawmakers left Washington late last week with no deal, no progress to report and no plans to return until September.The disaster of those failed discussions hangs over both parties as they shift their attention to two weeks of national political conventions, which likely push a deal until sometime well after Labor Day.
Both Democratic leaders are set to attend the Democratic National Convention, which starts Monday, meaning in-person discussions on a coronavirus package are unlikely to happen. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will speak on Wednesday night, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., will be attending the convention virtually.
included $1,200 direct payments for struggling Americans, billions for schools trying to reopen and money for businesses trying to stay afloat.to continue some aspects of earlier stimulus bills, but did not address all the relief sought in talks. After he signed the orders, the two sides continued issuing missives blaming the other side for the impasse.
Wild, a freshmen, said she worries about the message the stalemate was sending to Americans, who are being lobbied by each party to vote for their candidates, noting she was"starting to grow pessimistic." Wild is one of many endangered lawmakers facing intense pressure back home over the stalled relie. She expressed a sense of"frustration" with both Republicans and Democrats leading the negotiations, something echoed by fellow swing-state Democrats, and has called for Congress to take up smaller bills instead of a bigger package.
Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., who represents a suburban Philadelphia district he flipped in 2018, was also trying to be “hopeful” about a deal being reached, but was still “frustrated” about the lack of a compromise.“We know the American people do not have the luxury of pushing off their problems for a month or two,” he said.
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