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Could a Stimulus Bill Pass By Accident?
There’s still an incentive for everyone to make a deal — or at least to avoid killing one.
Still game?
Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg
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Two weeks ago, it was obvious that the coronavirus relief-and-stimulus bill was dead until after the election, but that for whatever reason it was being propped up. A lot of on-and-off negotiations later, we’re in the endgame, and it’s fairly clear what each of the three players is up to. Well, at least two of them anyway.