House Democrats plan vote on nationwide sick leave plan to counter coronavirus impact
After a day of negotiations and partisan brinkmanship, House Democrats and Trump administration officials were close to reaching agreement Thursday evening on an economic stimulus package to address the widening impact of the coronavirus on American workers and businesses.
Pelosi suggested the final deal would be slimmer than the ambitious plan Democrats released Wednesday.“We’ve resolved most of our differences, and those we haven’t, we’ll continue the conversation because there will obviously be other bills,” she said.Democrats originally proposed a permanent mandate that employers provide paid leave for sick all workers nationwide, plus an additional temporary measure to address the current need to allow sick workers to stay home.
The starting point of the talks was a House-drafted bill that Republicans said was too expansive. They said it enacted a permanent paid sick leave program that would burden businesses. Earlier Thursday, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy predicted that a deal could come together in a day or two. Pelosi said she was open to Republican changes, but suggested she wouldn’t delay the bill’s passage for that long.
To address the short-term need while employers adjust to the new sick leave requirements, the original version also provided Social Security Administration funding for workers who don’t currently receive sick pay and need to stay home because they have the disease or need to care for someone who does. People would be eligible to receive benefits amounting to two-thirds of their monthly earnings, up to $4,000.
“If we put out some new thing, it usually takes the government six months to 18 months to implement something,” said Sen. Martha McSally . “So let’s look at existing mechanisms and see how we can provide that relief in a way that’s supporting small businesses and families that are impacted right now.”
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