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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is working to wrangle his caucus behind a pared-down coronavirus relief bill, with top GOP senators predicting they'll be able to win over at least 51 Republican votes this week.
The decision to force a vote on Thursday follows weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiating between the White House and congressional Republicans on a smaller package that could unify the party after high-profile divisions and with the elections looming.
But even if McConnell is successful, the GOP bill won't get the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate. Democratic leaders and Trump administration officials remain hundreds of billions of dollars apart on a new coronavirus package.
Still, Republican leadership wants, and appears increasingly confident of getting, 51 votes, a stark turnaround from McConnell's previous prediction that up to 20 of his 53-member caucus wouldn't support any additional COVID-19 relief.
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abqtommy
(14,118 posts)onecaliberal
(32,483 posts)Dems. Red to tell pukes to shove it.
RazzleCat
(732 posts)I remember reading that Trump had till Labor Day to turn his numbers around. If not then the party would cut ties and let him go. So is this the start, Repub. Senators attempting to save themselves?