Senate Republicans shrug off Trump's call for larger Covid-19 relief measure

Source: Politico

Senate Republicans on Wednesday brushed off calls from President Donald Trump for a bigger coronavirus relief package, casting doubt on whether there is enough GOP support to move forward with additional economic stimulus measures just seven weeks before Election Day.

In a tweet Wednesday morning, Trump described Democrats as “heartless,” but told Republicans to “go for the much higher numbers ... it all comes back to the USA anyway” on a coronavirus relief package.

Trump’s tweet comes one week after 52 of the 53 Senate Republicans voted in favor of a more narrow coronavirus relief package that Senate leadership spent weeks convincing senators to support. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Democrats blocked the GOP bill from moving forward, arguing it was nowhere near adequate to deal with the twin health care and economic crises facing the United States.

Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) warned Wednesday that the bigger the price tag for any relief package, the more difficult it would be to get Senate Republicans on board.



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