The collapse of negotiations marks a new low for a polarized Washington.
In March, as the coronavirus was beginning to hammer the United States, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders from both parties were able to quickly pass a $2.2 trillion relief package providing a financial lifeline to millions of workers and tens of thousands of small businesses facing an apocalyptic economic slowdown.
"It would be nice to do [a deal] with Democrats, but they're just interested in one thing — and that's protecting people who have not done a good job in managing cities and states," Trump said on Friday night during a news conference at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J. But the massive failure by the nation’s leaders to find a consensus only months after a major bipartisan success comes down to a number of factors, both personal and political.
Meadows, however, wasn’t having any of it. The former North Carolina lawmaker — who became Trump’s fourth chief of staff in late March — said he and Mnuchin offered “many concessions” during the seemingly interminable round of face-to-face discussions, only to run into unreasonable Democratic resistance.
In an interview with POLITICO this week, McConnell defended his decision to wait, arguing that a significant amount of the money from CARES had yet to be spent.“It’s a lot harder now than it was four months ago,” McConnell said. “We’re that much closer to the election.”Republican lawmakers and the White House wanted to keep the cost of what was likely to be the year’s last round of coronavirus relief legislation to $1 trillion.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Florida’s confirmed COVID-19 total surpasses 532,800 with 6,229 additional casesUPDATE: Florida’s Department of Health on Sunday confirmed 6,229 additional cases of COVID-19, pushing the state’s known total to 532,806. There were also 77 Florida resident deaths announced, bringing the statewide resident death toll to 8,186
続きを読む »
Ohio governor's conflicting COVID-19 tests raise backlashThe Ohio governor&39;s positive, then negative, tests for COVID-19 have provided fuel for skeptics of government pandemic mandates and critics of his often-aggressive polices. “I&39;m sure the internet is lighting up with ‘Well, you can&39;t believe any test,&39; ” Mike DeWine said in a WCOL radio
続きを読む »
Coronavirus updates: US hits 5 million cases of COVID-19BREAKING: The United States has surpassed 5 million cases of COVID-19—nearly 2 million more cases than any other country—according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
続きを読む »
Fauci warns COVID-19 vaccine may be only partially effective, public health measures still neededAn approved coronavirus vaccine could end up being effective only 50-60% of the time, meaning public health measures will still be needed to keep the pandemic under control, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert, said on Friday.
続きを読む »
'Please consider': Hyatt message asked guests for donations to the hotel amid COVID-19 pandemicA hotel guest was surprised to see a solicitation for donations to the hotel in his Hyatt room in Seattle.
続きを読む »
Pelosi, Mnuchin eye narrower U.S. COVID-19 aid through 2020U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID-19 aid talks, after weeks of failed negotiations prompted President Donald Trump to take executive actions that Democrats argued would do little to ease Americans' financial distress.
続きを読む »