The U.S. House of Representatives is set on Friday to debate and vote on a $3 trillion Democratic bill aimed at salving the heavy human and economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic that has caused almost 85,000 U.S. deaths and shut much of the economy.
FILE PHOTO: Police officers wearing face masks guard the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
But unlike the previous four coronavirus-response bills approved by Congress in recent months, this one appears ready to land on the House floor with little to no support from Republicans. Pelosi responded to McConnell’s attack, saying: “He wants us to ‘just pause.’ Well, families know that hunger doesn’t take a pause. Not having a job doesn’t take a pause. Not being able to pay the rent doesn’t take a pause.”
It will be governed by strict rules to achieve social distancing and other protective measures so that Congress does not become a breeding ground for the very illness it is trying to battle.
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