In news that is not surprising, but is incredibly grim, the Senate has left for their August recess without coming to an agreement about a fifth coronavirus relief package—meaning that it will likely be several weeks, if not a month, before any legislation is passed.\n
for their August recess without coming to an agreement about a fifth coronavirus relief package—meaning that it will likely be several weeks, if not a mThe recess was actually supposed to begin last week, but majority leader Mitch McConnell kept the chamber in session this week in an attempt to give extra time for the Trump administration and Congressional Democrats to reach a compromise.
If congressional Democrats, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows are able to break the impasse, the senators will be given 24 hours to return for a vote. Otherwise, they will not formally reconvene until September 8th. At this point, itan agreement will be reached before then—apparently, the four key negotiators have not met in person since last Friday. On Tuesday, Republican Sen.
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