December 21, 2020: COVID-19 Legislative Update
COVID-19 - December 21, 2020
Policy Resolution Group COVID-19 Legislative Update
December 21, 2020
A deal was cut, and now we wait as Congress races to put the finishing touches on a massive legislative Christmas tree of government funding, COVID relief, and a slew of authorization bills. While the terms of the broader deal are generally clear, the process of turning such a sweeping agreement into text is rife with its own set of challenges, disagreements, and small-scale knife fights among staff. Pulling this together in short order will be an achievement in itself, and we should not be surprised if the release continues to slip by a few hours or if the process bleeds into Tuesday. The bottom line is that we will get a $2 trillion plus bill this week, and the President will sign it into law.