Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) both described talks with White House officials and members of the other party as mostly stalled on a pandemic relief package, meaning it’s even more likely that key federal programs will expire by the end of July.
“Either our Democratic colleagues come to the table or the American people won’t get the help they need,” McConnell said on the floor of the Senate on Thursday. “The House Speaker [Nancy Pelosi] moves the goalposts while the Democratic leader [Sen. Chuck Schumer] hides the football. They won’t engage when the administration tries to discuss our comprehensive plan. They won’t engage when the administration floats a narrower proposal.”
