<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is taking an aggressive stand against Senate Republican leadership over a $1 trillion fourth coronavirus relief package announced earlier this week, telling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that he plans on voting &#8220;no&#8221; on the deal.</p>
<p>McConnell is pressing the Senate GOP to pass some sort of relief package this week before aid provisions included in the third coronavirus relief package that passed in early April &#8212; particularly a $600 federal unemployment &#8220;enhancement&#8221; &#8212; are set to expire. A fresh bill would trigger negotiations with Democrats, who back a $3 trillion bill passed by the House in May.</p>
<p>With just three weeks left until Congress goes on summer recess, leadership is reportedly feeling the heat, according to The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/21/coronavirus-trump-congress-stimulus/">Washington Post</a>, and McConnell wants big-name Republicans on board. The Senate GOP held a lunch on Wednesday designed to whip senators behind a draft bill.</p>
<p>The problem, Cruz and others reportedly noted, is that the United States does not seem prepared to spend yet another trillion dollars on a relief package, and it&#8217;s not clear yet whether the already shaky economy can withstand another massive federal handout.</p>
<p>The White House also has a wish list for the bill. President Donald Trump wants the package to include a payroll tax cut, but the Trump administration has yet to endorse Republican demands for funding for COVID-19 testing sites and for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p>
<p>&#8220;McConnell, in a floor speech earlier in the day, outlined key components expected to be in the GOP plan, including $105 billion for schools, a second round of targeted funding for the forgivable small business loan program, another round of direct payments and liability protections for businesses, hospitals, health care workers and schools,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/politics/republicans-in-congress-and-white-house-showdown-on-stimulus/index.html">CNN reported</a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s a proposal a large portion of the Republican conference is eager to get behind, but several key components remain under discussion with the White House.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cruz fired back at leadership during the meeting.</p>
<p>&#8220;At lunch today I asked my Republican colleagues, &#8216;What in the hell are we doing?'&#8221; Cruz told CNN. &#8220;We&#8217;ll see where this ends up, we still don&#8217;t know the details of this initial proposal.</p>
<p>&#8220;As it&#8217;s written right now,&#8221; the Texas Republican added, &#8220;I&#8217;m not only a no, I&#8217;m a hell no.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY),&#8221; CNN added, &#8220;expressed similar sentiments when he left the lunch early, underscoring the shift in dynamics among Republican senators since the initial $2.2 trillion package was passed unanimously in March.&#8221;</p>
<p>McConnell downplayed issues dividing his caucus. The bill, he told reporters &#8220;enjoys fairly significant support among Republican senators.&#8221; But, he added &#8220;not everyone&#8221; is ready to vote yes.</p>
<p>Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who is working directly with McConnell on the project, remained hopeful on getting a majority of senators behind the bill, but did seem to indicate there would be an extended timeline for approval.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to try to get something done by the end of next week,&#8221; Mnuchin said. &#8220;That&#8217;s the time frame because we want to get something done before the unemployment insurance expires. This is a process.&#8221;</p>

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