Senate Republicans in no rush to take up further coronavirus aid as chamber heads toward recess Thur
Published: May 21, 2020 at 8:18 a.m. ET
By Associated Press
One GOP senator, Cory Gardner, facing a difficult re-election battle in November, vowed to try to prevent the Senate from recessing Thursday unless it votes on more aid to states and cities
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As Americans confront a crisis unlike any in modern times, the world’s greatest deliberative body is doing almost anything but deliberate the coronavirus.
It’s as though the challenge has split the U.S. Senate into two.
On one side is a Senate clamoring for a quick response to the virus outbreak at its door. On the other is the wait-and-see Senate hitting pause on swift action and carrying on with non-pandemic business.
“Every aspect of American society has been changed by this crisis — except, perhaps, the Republican Senate,” said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer in the chamber Wednesday.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/senate-republicans-in-no-rush-to-take-up-further-coronavirus-aid-as-chamber-heads-toward-recess-thursday-2020-05-21?mod=home-page
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"Republicans are hopeful that as states reopen, the economy will improve, lessening the need for more federal funds."
This is just criminal malfeasance on #Moscow Mitch and his republican libertarian BS......let them eat cake.........the jobs numbers of unemployed went up another 4.4 million, and this asshole wants to go take a recess and take a 1 week break, with the virus spreading and getting more deadly, and these libertarians think that the virus fairy will make it go away........
.........this ploy #Moscow Mitch will not work.......pass the bill passed by the House called the HEROES ACT............ 
Jobless claims jump 4.4 million in mid-May as applications for federal benefits surge
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-jump-44-million-in-mid-may-as-applications-for-federal-benefits-surge-2020-05-21?mod=home-page
