A gigantic recovery plan for the American economy, which has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic, came up against a procedural vote in the Senate on Sunday, testifying to the still distant positions of the Democrats and Republicans, who nevertheless agreed on the urgency of the situation.
The Republicans, who control the Senate, failed to convince the Democrats to vote in favor of the opening of debates on this bill, which aims to mobilize up to $ 2,000 billion, which would have led to a final vote in the upper house on Monday. This failure is likely to plunge the markets, warned the Republicans.
The Covid-19 does not spare Congress, where a first senator announced Sunday to have tested positive, after two members of the House of Representatives this week. In all, five senators were in voluntary quarantine on Sunday and were unable to vote.