03-25-2020, 04:13 PM
Anybody know what this is about? A drafting error?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/handful-gop-senators-threaten-delay-senate-coronavirus-bill-over-drafting-n1168766
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/handful-gop-senators-threaten-delay-senate-coronavirus-bill-over-drafting-n1168766
Quote:A handful of Republican senators on Wednesday threatened to delay the $2 trillion coronavirus spending bill over what they referred to as a "drafting error."
The Senate was expected to vote on the bill, which came after days of negotiations between Senate leaders and the White House, later Wednesday.
In a statement, Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Ben Sasse, R-Neb., said: "A massive drafting error in the current version of the coronavirus relief legislation could have devastating consequences: Unless this bill is fixed, there is a strong incentive for employees to be laid off instead of going to work."
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