Democrats “want a blank check to fund their long-standing wish list,” Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday regarding the stalled negotiations on Capitol Hill for the next coronavirus relief bill. “We shouldn’t just give Nancy Pelosi $3 trillion to fund a bunch of long-standing irrelevant wishes.”Phase 4 coronavirus relief has stalled in the Senate as boosted unemployment benefits expired in July. Senate Republicans unveiled the “HEALS ACT,” their version of a fresh round of coronavirus relief in July. The $1 trillion Republican bill is the alternative to the House’s HEROES act, the $3 trillion relief legislation passed in May. House Democrats' HEROES Act includes $915 billion in flexible aid to state and local governments, according to the Tax Foundation.

Source: Fox News September 08, 2020 15:45 UTC