March 18, 2020: COVID-19 Legislative Update
COVID-19 - March 18, 2020
March 18, 2020: COVID-19 Legislative Update
Concluding “Phase Two”: H.R. 6201—Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The picture on “Phase Two” of the relief effort, another term for H.R. 6201, has come into focus overnight. After hearing a pitch from top administration officials, GOP senators emerged from their weekly policy lunch resolved to consider the House-passed bill as is, while moving swiftly to craft a much bigger and broader stimulus package.
While Republicans are less than enamored by the House-driven effort centered around paid leave mandates and corresponding credits for small and mid-sized businesses, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell encouraged his members to “gag and vote for it anyway,” while using the subsequent package to address any shortcomings.