During negotiations that have lasted much of the week, the White House conceded to Senate Republicans on several key issues, a sign that it's the GOP leadership on Capitol Hill driving the party's response to the Covid-19 economic and public health crisis
The White House didn't want to spend new money on coronavirus testing with billions in funds still leftover. President Donald Trump and his education secretary warned schools they wouldn't get money if they didn't fully reopen. And Trump even suggested he would"consider not signing" a stimulus bill without a payroll tax cut.
The White House came away empty on all three fronts.During negotiations that have lasted much of the week, the White House conceded to Senate Republicans on several key issues, a sign that it's the GOP leadership on Capitol Hill driving the party's response to the economic and public health crisis with less than four months before the election -- not the President himself.
"We did get the $25 billion we wanted, but part of it was being sure they were gonna spend $9 billion that was not specifically allocated to testing on testing," Blunt said.Asked about Trump's repeated claim that testing is"overrated," Alexander pushed back."I can give you my opinion on testing, which is that testing is essential," Alexander said.
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