“There will be another major rescue package for the American people,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in announcing the agreement for the relief bill. “It is packed with targeted policies to help struggling Americans who have already waited too long.”Democrats acknowledged it wasn’t as robust a relief package as they initially sought — or, they say, the country needs. Still, delays in finalizing the agreement prompted the House to pass a one-day stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown at midnight Sunday. “This bill is a good bill. Republican politicians, starting with President Donald Trump, focused more on reopening the economy and less on taxpayer-financed steps like supplemental jobless benefits.

Source: Manila Times December 21, 2020 10:30 UTC