Senate leaves town until September without signing a coronavirus relief bill

[Jacob Siegal]

• The US Senate has adjourned until September 8th as senators could not reach an agreement on a new coronavirus stimulus package to assist the American people during the coronavirus pandemic.
• The Senate can still meet with 24 hours notice if a deal is made, but the Democrats and Republicans appear to be at a stalemate as no progress has been made in recent days.
• The House passed a bill with new stimulus checks, expanded unemployment insurance, money for state governments, and more back in May, but the Senate has never taken it up.

If you were holding out hope that another coronavirus relief bill might be signed before the end of the month, we have some bad news for you. On Thursday, the US Senate left Washington, DC without reaching a deal, which means any legislation being passed before the Senate returns on September 8th is highly unlikely.

With millions of Americans still unemployed and no end in sight to the pandemic as tens of thousands of Americans test positive for the novel coronavirus every day, it seemed impossible that the Senate would be unable to come to an agreement to ensure that Americans can pay their bills. Nevertheless, that's precisely what happened, and the Senate never even held a vote. The Senate had been back in session since July 20th, and this week was meant to be the first week of the August recess, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed.

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