Sen. Cory Gardner's work with Sen. Josh Hawley on his “Rehire America” plan shows that some Senate Republicans are eager to present a competing vision to House Democrats' coronavirus response
Republican Sen. Cory Gardner is joining Sen. Josh Hawley’s effort to federally subsidize business’s payrolls during the coronavirus pandemic, the latest sign that some Senate Republicans are eager to present a competing vision to House Democrats.
They also see an opportunity to get the upper hand on jobs and the economy after the Democratic House proposal omitted a plan from progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal that would guarantee workers’ salaries for three months. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other senior Republicans have suggested they are content to see how the nearly $3 trillion they have pumped into the economy so far works out before moving onto a fifth relief bill. But Gardner says “without additional support, it’s possible that many jobs will never come back and many businesses will never reopen.”
Though Gardner’s support is notable, they will need more backing to persuade McConnell or President Donald Trump to help guide the party toward an alternative to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill, which would provide nearly $1 trillion to states and cities and also deliver another round of payments to Americans. Hawley said other Republicans may be “getting sick of me” because he’s lobbying them so hard.
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