Senate Republicans say Congress may eventually need to craft yet another major coronavirus package. But not at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lightning-quick pace
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“Before we jump into another massive bill, let’s take a deep breath,” added Sen. Pat Toomey , who said Congress would “probably” need to pass additional legislation and fix issues with the Phase Three bill at some point. On a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Pelosi and several committee leaders pitched a robust, climate-heavy infrastructure plan with a price tag close to $800 billion over five years. That package — which looks much like one rolled out by House Democrats in January — includes massive investments in rail and transit, as well as electric vehicle chargers. Democrats say it would amount to a massive jobs program at a time of record unemployment.
“Nobody was waiting around to see what more needed to be done. We just wanted to stipulate what was needed. Well, now, we know what is needed,” Pelosi said, adding that the next package would “take a few weeks anyways” because Congress is out of session.
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