President Trump is throwing a big wrench into negotiations between the White House and Senate Republicans over the next coronavirus relief bill by demanding a payroll tax cut be included and funding for testing be reduced or cut completely.
Trump and the administration will have a lot of convincing to do among skeptical Senate Republicans who are less than committal to the idea of a payroll tax cut.
Thune gave the proposal a reality check: “I would say that it is a big priority, as you know, for the President. And so his advocates Mnuchin and Meadows and others, I think, will probably try and ensure that it's at least included in the first draft. Put it that way,” Thune said, laughing. Blunt, who has been working with Alexander to increase testing capabilities, told reporters “I just think that’s wrong” to cut funding, citing a new rapid test the National Institutes of Health is working on that will need increased funding in the next bill. “It’s going to take more money to quickly focus in on those tests and have them ready, by the time, hopefully, by the time school starts,” he said.
Alexander and Blunt said they believe funding for testing is directly correlated to reopening schools.if they didn’t reopen. Asked if funding for schools should be conditioned on reopening, Alexander did not answer. Blunt told reporters he doesn’t want to penalize schools that choose not to reopen, but thinks that schools that do open back up will need more funding.
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