Democrats have spoken of 'urgency' in pushing through further measures during the COVID-19 crisis.
As Schumer previously called the Republican"pause" a"riverboat gamble," his colleague Sen. Debbie Stabenow also touted"urgency."
Hitting out at Senate leader Mitch McConnell, she said:"Mitch McConnell may not feel a sense of urgency but on behalf of the American people, we do. And the Senate needs to act now."Asked about another package, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy toldSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell previously said the time for immediate action could come, though he did not think it had arrived yet.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell puts on a mask after speaking to the press after a meeting with Republican Senators in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, May 19. He has downplayed the urgency of further coronavirus stimulus.On Tuesday he told reporters there was a need to assess what had already been done, with the way forward to be discussed in the next couple of weeks.
Some 58 percent of those asked said the federal government should provide further financial support to those who have lost their jobs due to coronavirus. In an earlier poll conducted by Morning Consult for Money, 60 percent of 2,200 respondents said the initial stimulus checks would make a difference, but not for as long as was needed., however Sen. Lindsey Graham has indicated Republicans will not back extending those, stating Trump has indicated he feels it is"hurting" economic recovery.Senate Republicans have eluded to discussions on that matter in coming weeks.
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