More than a dozen House Democrats voted against the measure pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The plan faces pushback in the GOP-led Senate.
WASHINGTON – Democrats narrowly passed through the House Friday a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package that exposed some division within their ranks even as Republicans overwhelmingly voted against it amid a veto threat from the White House.
“There are elements in it, working with Republicans, that could pass," Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, a Republican on the House spending committee, said as the House wrapped up debate."There's lots of other things in here that aren’t gonna.” “It’s always interesting to me to see how much patience some people have with the pain and suffering of other people,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “Let’s take a pause? Do you think this virus is taking a pause? Do you think that the rent takes a pause?”
Meanwhile, some progressives were unhappy that provisions they pushed for – such as covering three months of payroll costs for businesses – were not included. For their part, Democrats are putting pressure on vulnerable Senate Republicans like North Carolina’s Tom Tillis. “Forget about this $3 trillion left-wing wish list that even House Democrats are criticizing,” McConnell tweeted Friday. “Republicans are focused on practical solutions like legal liability protections for medical workers and the schools, universities, and businesses that will be trying to re-open.”King, the New York Republican who voted for the bill, told Fox News that his hard-hit state will"absolutely collapse" without an infusion of federal aid.
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