Phase 4 Relief Package Brings Another Hurdle: Democrats’ Vote-by-Mail

Voters drop off ballots by foot and by vehicle at a box outside election headquarters in Medford, Ore., on Nov. 7, 2016. Denise Baratta/The Medford Mail Tribune via AP

Democrats and Republicans have yet to formally reveal their priorities for the phase 4 pandemic relief legislation, but there have been hints about infrastructure from the right and funding for vote-by-mail from the left.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said infrastructure will need to wait as funding for things like vote-by-mail is more pressing.