Source: SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS, 9/8/20

After weeks of stalled talks on Capitol Hill, the U.S. Senate is gearing up to vote on a Republican-crafted coronavirus relief bill later this week. However, Democratic leaders already say the bill is going nowhere. Among other things, the plan includes more than $100 billion for schools plus billions of dollars for a vaccine, testing, and farmers. It also provides litigation protections for businesses plus funding for a $300-per-week federal enhancement of unemployment insurance - that is less than the $600-per-week allocation that expired several weeks ago.

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