Democrats have been delaying the passage of a virus relief package as they attempt to insert progressive programs into the bill.
This partisanship is not sitting well with Democrat Senator Doug Jones who claims he is embarrassed by the partisanship of the Democrats.
According to Town Hall:
Democrats are taking a beating because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) derailed a bipartisan Wuhan coronavirus relief plan. Members of both parties worked through the weekend to come to an agreement and, at the last minute, Pelosi decided it would be better for the House to introduce their own coronavirus relief plan. Her reasoning? There weren’t enough progressive items in the bill and Democrats saw this as the perfect opportunity to fundamentally transform America into what they think it should be.
Senators who were part of the negotiations and agreed to the bill before Pelosi blew it up decided to follow Pelosi’s lead. But not every Democrat is happy with the party’s hyper-partisanship, especially as Americans across the country are suffering.
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Jones told CNN’s Manu Raji he’s “embarrassed” by the political games that are taking place.
Jones said that negotiators had made “a lot of progress” .. and “that’s exactly what I wanted to do yesterday.” He said Schumer told him the deal is “very close.”
Jones said McConnell shouldn’t have forced the vote while negotiations are still ongoing, faulting Schumer as well
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 23, 2020
Jones said he didn’t know how he would vote on the final product but he said Schumer told him a deal is “very close.” The vote was 49-46, with 60 needed to advance
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 23, 2020
The bill has passed the Senate and now faces a vote in the House on Friday.
