Punchbowl News: “Senators in both parties have come to the conclusion that there simply isn’t enough time to pass the $10 billion Covid bill this week. Jackson’s nomination – the overwhelming priority for both Schumer and President Joe Biden – will come to a final vote either Thursday or Friday. Schumer won’t let the Senate get bogged down in anything that jeopardizes that timetable.”
“That means the Covid prep bill – which the White House has been demanding for months – gets shelved once again. It’s the second time in recent weeks this has happened to Democratic congressional leaders, although in this case it was a dispute over immigration and border security that forced the delay, not an internal party revolt. This is a defeat for the White House and Hill Democratic leadership, which has been shouting that it needs this money.”
Politico: Covid deal hampered by GOP opposition to Biden immigration policy.
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