House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled her bill, offering some distinct contrasts to the GOP version in the Senate.
Democrats are following through on their threat to go rogue with their own stimulus plan, unveiling a more than 1,400-page bill Monday night, packed with policy differences compared to the proposal Senate Republicans laid out.
After the GOP’s latest measure tanked twice during test votes in the Senate, House Democrats wrote a competing proposal to save the country from economic destruction at the hands of the coronavirus. The House measure would boost emergency funds for agencies, mandate “green” rules for airlines, eliminate a payroll tax suspension, kick in additional help for hospitals, schools and food banks, and more.
Here’s what House Democrats have included in their bill and how it contrasts with the latest proposal from Senate Republicans: Continue reading.