JUST IN: A $2 trillion economic stimulus bill has failed a second Senate procedural vote. Democrats say they want changes to prioritize workers above companies.
Washington A key Senate procedural vote to move ahead with an economic stimulus plan failed for a second time on Monday afternoon over Democratic opposition, a development that will ratchet up tensions on Capitol Hill as lawmakers attempt to reach a consensus deal to respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Senate Democrats lined up against the vote to defeat it, just as they did Sunday when an earlier attempted procedural vote failed. Democrats have argued that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should not be holding what they have called"arbitrary" votes while negotiators are still attempting to reach a bipartisan deal.The vote tally was 49-46 with a largely party line vote.Doug Jones, a moderate Alabama Democrat up for reelection, voted with Republicans to advance the stimulus bill.
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