“I did not partake,” Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah), who is Mormon and was the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, said of Manchin’s moonshine. But the bipartisan framework largely mirrors the bill that passed Congress on Monday and is expected to soon be signed into law by President Trump. The bipartisan group came under fire from both sides, with Sens. McConnell said the bipartisan group made a “helpful contribution” — if only to show that Democrats could accept a package under $1 trillion. Democratic lawmakers eyed $1.4 trillion — halfway between the $1.8 trillion the White House offered before the election and the sub-$1 trillion bill McConnell offered over the summer.

Source: Washington Post December 22, 2020 14:12 UTC