{"id":131274,"date":"2020-12-11T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/covid-aid-talks-get-more-time-as-congress-averts-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2020-12-11T23:58:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T20:58:47","slug":"covid-aid-talks-get-more-time-as-congress-averts-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/covid-aid-talks-get-more-time-as-congress-averts-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"#  COVID aid talks get more time as Congress averts government shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41421c34519\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41421c34519\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/covid-aid-talks-get-more-time-as-congress-averts-government-shutdown\/#State_aid_liability_remain_sticking_points\" >State aid, liability remain sticking points<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/covid-aid-talks-get-more-time-as-congress-averts-government-shutdown\/#Robert_Schroeder\" >Robert Schroeder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\nCOVID aid talks get more time as Congress averts government shutdown<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"State_aid_liability_remain_sticking_points\"><\/span>State aid, liability remain sticking points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000097952\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\" data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Negotiations on a COVID-19 relief bill remained stuck in Congress on Friday, as disputes over liability and aid to states <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped up earlier optimism.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Mitch<br \/>\nMcConnell repeated a call for a relief package that has no protection for<br \/>\ncompanies from coronavirus-related lawsuits but also no state and local aid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>\u201cI propose setting aside both liability protections and<br \/>\nstate and local bailouts and making law where we can agree,\u201d said the Kentucky<br \/>\nRepublican.<\/p>\n<p>But that idea was once again rejected by Senate Minority<br \/>\nLeader Chuck Schumer, who said: \u201cTo equate, state and local aid \u2014 money for<br \/>\npolicemen, firefighters, bus drivers, sanitation workers \u2014 to complete<br \/>\ncorporate immunity is false equivalence.\u201d The New York Democrat said the<br \/>\nliability shield had no support among Democrats while \u201cmany Republicans\u201d back<br \/>\nstate and local aid.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. stocks<br \/>\nSPX,<br \/>\n-0.23%<br \/>\nopened lower Friday, hurt in part by the lack of stimulus progress. The Dow Jones Industrial Average<br \/>\nDJIA,<br \/>\n+0.08%<br \/>\nturned about 30 points higher in early-afternoon trading.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers on Friday afternoon bought themselves more time to negotiate on COVID aid and a broader government-spending bill, as the Senate passed a one-week stopgap budget. The measure was passed earlier by the House and now goes to President Donald Trump for signature.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had reported progress in talks on more aid. But optimism faded after McConnell\u2019s staff was reported to have told House and Senate leadership staff that a bipartisan group\u2019s attempt to combine $160 billion in state and local aid and a temporary liability shield probably wouldn\u2019t pass muster with most Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>There had previously been optimism that the bipartisan group\u2019s $908 billion aid proposal might be acceptable to enough Democrats and Republicans to deliver relief to struggling Americans before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Politico reported Friday that committee leaders in both chambers have begun negotiating noncontroversial aspects of the relief package, including small business funding. The report described the fresh talks as a <a class=\"icon none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/12\/11\/congress-coronavirus-relief-deal-effort-444519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">last-ditch attempt<\/a> to cobble together a stimulus deal.<\/p>\n<p><em>Victor Reklaitis contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>By<\/p>\n<div class=\"author hasMenu\" data-scrim=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;author&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:&quot;Robert Schroeder&quot;,&quot;subhead&quot;:&quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;,&quot;list&quot;:[]}\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robert_Schroeder\"><\/span>Robert Schroeder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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