Congress is up against clock, which means it's going to be a consequential and, yes, messy week on Capitol Hill. This is the week things either finally come together or they fall apart for good on the stimulus. Aides and members spent the entire weekend trying to close out outstanding issues from food stamp benefits to state and local funding. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, said last week that bill text would be out Monday. With those talks dragging out another week, the bipartisan stimulus talks could also drag out, too.

Source: The Nation December 07, 2020 17:26 UTC