New coronavirus stimulus bill unlikely to pass before election, says top Senate Republican

[Jacob Siegal]

• The US Senate voted on a new $500 billion coronavirus stimulus package on Thursday, but it only received 52 of the 60 votes that it needed to advance.
• A top Senate Republican says that it's unlikely a bill will pass before November's presidential election.
• Meanwhile, over 13 million Americans are unemployments and 29 million are claiming unemployment benefits as the financial fallout of the novel coronavirus pandemic continues.

The US Department of Labor reported the August employment numbers last week, and while the unemployment rate fell from 10.2% in July to 8.4%, there are more than 13.6 million unemployed Americans and over 29 million claiming unemployment insurance benefits. It is abundantly clear that the financial hardship caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic is as pressing an issue as ever, but Congress can't come to an agreement about more aid.

The House passed the HEROES Act back in May, a $3 trillion relief package that included a second stimulus check of $1,200, an extension of the CARES Act unemployment insurance relief, aid for state and local governments, extra hazard pay for essential workers, and more. Four months later, the Senate has yet to vote on the bill, and according to a top Senate Republican, it's unlikely anything will pass before the November election.

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