Congressional leaders said Tuesday night they are making progress on a sweeping deal to fund the government and provide coronavirus relief but hadn’t yet clinched an agreement.
The top four congressional leaders met twice Tuesday as they race the clock to try to fund the government by Friday and break a months-long stalemate to provide more coronavirus aid.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters that they were “close” to a deal, but didn’t say if he thought it could be reached Tuesday.
“I think it’s going really well,” McCarthy said as he left Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s (R-Ky.) office.
McConnell told reporters as he was leaving the Capitol for the night that he was “optimistic” they would reach an agreement “soon.” He declined to say if that would be on Tuesday.
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Bla bla bla. Yawn. Zzzzzz.
Still haven’t received my stinkin $1200 check.
Why are these reprobate politicians getting paid their salary from US while we get NOTHING in return???