“Senate Republicans plan to force a vote Thursday on their substantially scaled-back stimulus plan, in a maneuver all but guaranteed to fail amid opposition by Democrats who call the measure inadequate,” the New York Times reports.
“After months of struggling to overcome deep internal divisions over the scope of another relief measure, Republicans hope to present a near-united front in support of their latest plan. They can then try to blame the continuing impasse on Democrats, who are expected to oppose it en masse, denying it the 60 votes it would need to advance.”
Update: The bill was defeated 52 to 47, with all Democrats and Sen. Rand Paul voting against. Sen. Kamala Harris missed the vote.
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