Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican leaders are planning a floor vote as soon as this week on a pared-down, $500 billion aid package that they plan to unveil Tuesday. These are the biggest points of contention between Democrats and Republicans as talks resume this week:CostArguably the biggest sticking point is how much the aid package should cost. "The stumbling block is aid to state and local governments," White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told FOX Business on Tuesday. Unemployment benefitsAnother point of contention is whether to extend the federal $600-a-week boost in unemployment aid for the millions of laid-off Americans. Trump has blamed Democrats for holding up the aid package with their request to allocate more funding to the USPS and mail-in voting.

Source: Fox News September 08, 2020 15:33 UTC