THE SNAG IS REPUBLICANS

House coronavirus package hits snag

Some Republicans are already expressing doubt that the Senate will approve the House package without changes. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) predicted Monday on "Fox & Friends" that the House coronavirus bill as written will not pass the Senate, raising questions about its paid sick leave provisions.

"It doesn't go far enough and it doesn't go fast enough," Cotton said. "Most of the measures in this bill are something that the senators will support, I believe. ... But we worry that the bill setting up a new and complicated system relying on businesses giving paid sick leave and then getting a refundable tax credit that won't move quickly enough and could put pressure on those businesses to lay workers off."

AH BE STILL MY BLEEDING HEART, THE GOP IS WORRIED ABOUT WORKERS

NOT THEY WANT THAT TAX CREDIT PASSED FAST

Aaron MacLean, Cotton's legislative director, sent an email to his fellow legislative directors Monday, saying the Arkansas Republican "feels strongly that the Senate should not accept the Pelosi-Mnuchin plan as a given for 'Phase II.'” He is urging the Senate to "adopt its own plan for economic assistance" with tax rebates, changes to the qualifications for unemployment insurance and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and a more expansive program for low-interest loans to businesses. He has made his view clear to the White House.

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