WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators will vote on Wednesday on a $2 trillion bipartisan plan of legislation to reduce the destructive economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, hoping it will become law rapidly.
Leading aides to Republican President Donald Trump and senior Senate Republicans and Democrats said they had settled on the extraordinary stimulus expense in the early hours of Wednesday after 5 days of marathon talks.
” Today the Senate will act to assist individuals of this country weather this storm,” Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell stated after the chamber convened at noon EDT (1600 GMT).
” This is not even a stimulus package,” he said. “It is emergency relief.”
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said his celebration was willing to pass the expense as rapidly as possible.
” Assist is on the way. Big aid. Quick help,” he stated on the Senate flooring.
Trump is prepared to sign the procedure into law, the White Home stated, but it was unclear how rapidly Congress could get the plan to his desk. McConnell did not state what time the Senate would hold its vote, and the Democratic-controlled Legislature is not anticipated to act prior to Thursday.
A prospective obstruction emerged in the early afternoon, as several Republican senators stated the bill required to be altered so that it would not pay laid-off employees more cash than they made on the job, calling the language a “