Covid-19 relief

Relief money1.jpg the senate is expected to vote tomorrow on a covid-19 relief bill being pushed by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell... but democrats say they won't back it.

L3: abc 36 news white senate to vote on covid-19 relief bill tomorrow not expected to have enough votes ... the scaled-down, stimulus bill would be paid for... in part... by unspent money in the existing cares law.

It includes an extra three-hundred- dollars in weekly unemployment benefits..

Half the weekly six-hundred which expired in july..

Two years of tax credits for parents to cover costs of private and home schooling..

And an extension of the paycheck protection program.

The $500 billion aid package is not expected to get the sixty votes it needs to send it to the house.

Both saides accuse the other of holding up progress and hurting struggling americans.

L3: abc 36 news white senate majority leader mitch mcconnell (r) - kentucky l3: abc 36 news white senate minority leader chuck schumer (d) - new york :35-:59: it's a vote for senator to say whether they want to move forward towards huge amounts of relief for kids, for jobs, for healthcare, or whether they are happier doing absolutely nothing.

That is what every single senator will decide tomorrow.

Do you want to do something?

Something.

Or do you want to do nothing?

:16-:34: it won't pass on thursday and we'll be right back where we are today, needing our republican colleagues to understand the gravity of the situation in our country and work with us in a bill that actually makes some sense and deals with the magnitude of this awful crisis."

L3: abc 36 news white senate to vote on covid-19 relief bill tomorrow not expected to have enough votes ... democrats say the proposal leaves out funding for state and local governments, food assistance for children, and money for families being evicted from their