WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The US Congress struggled to produce a fresh coronavirus relief bill on Monday (April 13), as a stubborn standoff between Republicans and Democrats complicated the challenge of passing legislation with most lawmakers out of town.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - The US Congress struggled to produce a fresh coronavirus relief Bill on Monday , as a stubborn standoff between Republicans and Democrats complicated the challenge of passing legislation with most lawmakers out of town.
The standoff over the next coronavirus bill began last week with a skirmish on the Senate floor, where Republicans failed to pass a narrower measure to provide a fresh US$250 billion to small businesses over Democratic opposition. But Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, who presided over the Monday pro forma session lasting less than one minute, said the Republican bill is needed because money for small business is beginning to run out.
With Congress on recess and much of the country shut down, congressional leaders have tried to avoid calling members back to Washington. That has limited the options for moving legislation to unanimous consent and other parliamentary methods that require only a limited number of lawmakers to be present.
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