McConnell Laughs When Asked If Covid-19 Bill Will Pass by End of Next Week—When Unemployment Benefits Expire for 30 Million

"Thirty million workers won't be able to pay rent on August 1st and McConnell is laughing."

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laughed Tuesday when asked whether he expects Congress to pass coronavirus relief legislation by the end of next week, when enhanced unemployment benefits are set to expire for around 30 million Americans who were thrown out of work by the pandemic-induced economic crisis.

"We had months to get this done, and the House passed its bill back in May. Tens of millions of people will be harmed because of the cavalier inaction of Senate Republicans." 
—Bobby Kogan, Senate Budget Committee

"No," McConnell said after letting out what Politico reporter Jake Sherman, who posed the question, described as a "big laugh."

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