WASHINGTON – Congress has passed measures containing approximately $2.4 trillion since the emergence of coronavirus. This legislation has been largely bipartisan. However, this may now end as struggling families, hurting small businesses, and state and local governments need more cash.

States face an aggregate $300 billion budget shortfall over the next 27 months. Democrats hope to use federal funds to support the states. On the other hand, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insists on liability relief for reopening businesses.

The next pandemic-response bill is likely to be the last one before the election, and not coincidentally, the hardest-fought politically.

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