McConnell, Senate GOP hit 'pause' on next coronavirus relief bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Republicans are hitting the breaks on a fifth coronavirus relief bill even as House Democrats are preparing to vote on a yet-to-be unveiled bill as soon as next week.
"I think I can speak for our conference by saying we're not ruling that out but we think we ought to take a pause here, do a good job of evaluating what we've already done," McConnell told reporters after a closed-door caucus lunch about the prospects for a fifth bill.
"The Senate Republican majority and the president of the United States are not irrelevant to the process, so we're going to keep talking to each other and decide to act when and if it's appropriate to act again," McConnell added.
McConnell's comments come as the Senate returned to D.C. for the first time for five weeks with nominations - not the coronavirus - at the forefront of the agenda, which has sparked days of Democratic ire.
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We need to hit the eject button on you Moscow Mitch.
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