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Congress will try to buy more time for stimulus negotiations by voting on a one-week extension of government funding until December 18

are being held up by strong disagreements on numerous policy issues, notably immigration. Lawmakers are aiming to attach a coronavirus relief package to the critical spending bill this month.may come Tuesday at the earliest. It's expected to include $300 federal weekly unemployment benefits, a fresh round of small business aid, as well as assistance for state and local governments. But it will likely exclude a second wave of $1,200 stimulus checks.

"Drop the all-or nothing tactics, drop the hostage-taking and make law in the many places we can agree on," McConnell said. He listed extending unemployment insurance, vaccine-related funding, and new money for the Paycheck Protection Program to aid small businesses as areas of agreement. President Donald Trump may support the final rescue package depending on its design, his top economic advisor said on Monday.

 

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Lets not. GOP won't give an inch now or later in new administration. There is no incentive with Trump already running for election.

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