Senate Dems Vote Against GOP-Favored Coronavirus Bill; McConnell Accuses Dems Of Holding Out For Election – By Eric Quintanar (Daily Wire) / Sept 10 2020
Senate Democrats voted against a GOP-favored coronavirus relief bill Thursday afternoon, preventing it from reaching the 60-vote threshold necessary for it to pass.
According to Roll Call, the proposal, which received support from every GOP senator except Rand Paul (R-KY), would have provided $650 billion for the paycheck protection program, K-12 education, and drug and vaccine distribution and development, among a variety of other initiatives.
Approximately $350 billion of this funding would have been reallocated from previous coronavirus legislation, which would have limited the amount of new federal spending. Senate Democrats, however, have accused GOP lawmakers of thinking too small.
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