Senate includes $25 million provision for Kennedy Center in coronavirus relief package.....
It appears Democrats managed to finesse $25 million for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts into the bipartisan Senate coronavirus relief deal.
In the $2 trillion coronavirus emergency
relief package, the Kennedy Center, which is located in Washington, D.C., got a line item of $25 million for "deep cleaning, increased teleworking capabilities, and operating and administrative expenses to ensure the Center will resume normal operations immediately upon reopening."
Kennedy Center aid was one of the items included in proposed legislation from the House that was widely criticized as
having little to do with addressing the coronavirus pandemic or the wide-scale effect on the economy. The bill from House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, sought
$35 million for the Kennedy Center. Other provisions included alternative fuel requirements for airlines, debt forgiveness for the U.S. Postal Service, and mandates for same-day voter registration.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will hold its
vote on the package on Wednesday. Pelosi, a California Democrat, hopes to reach an agreement that would allow the House to pass the measure by voice vote to avoid summoning all 430 sitting members back to the chamber, which would further risk spreading the virus, particularly among many older lawmakers.....snip~
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/n...relief-package
The Demos still got something in that don't have anything to do with relief for the people. Repubs caved on that knowing Schumer would block if they didn't give the Deviates something.