“Republicans and the White House are reaching consensus on the need for redesigning the unemployment benefits so they are not a barrier to getting people back to work,†Rep.
The flurry of activity comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed a new $3 trillion aid package through the House last week.
While the House works remotely, the lights-on Senate has the legislative stage to itself.
McConnell argued that his side of the Capitol led passage of the earlier $2 trillion package.
He rejects the new $3 trillion package approved by the Democratic-led House last week as a “liberal wish list.â€.
On Thursday, McConnell mocked the House for working remotely and voting by proxy while senators in masks show up like other Americans returning to work.
Unemployment insurance, though, was quickly becoming a new priority for Republicans staking out the next aid package.
He said conversations were happening at the highest levels at the White House