Congress Wants $500 Billion To Help States Enforce Confinement Orders From Conservative Daily Press: The bill has been passed, but democrats didn’t get all the money they wanted… just most of it in the $484 billion package. You can read the text of the bill here. Politico reported: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the accord just an hour before the Senate will try to pass the agreement and rapped Democrats for blocking a previous proposal to give money to small businesses. “I am just sorry that it took my colleagues in Democratic leadership 12 days to accept the inevitable,” McConnell said. “The American people are counting on Congress to put aside reflexive partisanship and work across the aisle to help our nation through this pandemic.” The legislation totals $484 billion and delivers funding to small businesses, hospitals and for testing. The Senate is scheduled to come in for a 4 p.m. session on Tuesday. Leaders are seeking to have the legislation approved unanimously. “We have a deal, and I believe we will pass it today,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on CNN. Despite optimism over the weekend, Democrats and the Trump administration struggled to clinch the agreement and failed to deliver it during Monday’s Senate session. “I think it will happen at 4 o’clock today,” Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said on C-SPAN. “I think it will go a long way for small businesses.” Aides in both parties said they were still finalizing the legislation throughout the day and making sure it could pass unanimously. President Donald Trump also signaled he’d sign the legislation into law, tweeting Tuesday that he’s urging lawmaker to pass the bill “with additional funding for [the Paycheck Protection Program], Hospitals, and Testing.” According to a summary of the deal obtained by POLITICO, the legislation includes  https://conservativedailypost.com/congress-slates-500-billion-to-help-states-enforce-confinement-orders/?utm_source=Push&utm_campaign=OneSignal&utm_term=21_April-3