Politics
Democrats’ $3 Trillion Aid Bill Has Seeds for Eventual GOP Deal
- Eventual deal may pair tax breaks, state and local aid
- Any breakthrough on a deal likely remains weeks away
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Republicans universally rejected a $3 trillion stimulus measure drafted by House Democrats to bolster the U.S. economy, but the draft plan has the seeds for an eventual, smaller compromise.
With Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushing the House toward a Friday vote on the Democratic package, a Senate Republican aide said that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t plan to move on any GOP alternative until June at the earliest.