Three Republican Senators demand fix to “life-threatening” drafting error in coronavirus bill
|Republican Senators Tim Scott, Ben Sasse and Lindsey Graham published a statement demanding an immediate fix to a drafting error in the coronavirus emergency legislation that would incentivize layoffs and risk life-threatening consequences to critical industries.
"A massive drafting error in the current version of the coronavirus legislation could have devastating consequences: Unless this bill is fixed, there is a strong incentive for employees to be laid off instead of going to work," the statement read. "If the federal government incentivizes layoffs, we risk life-threatening shortages in sectors where doctors, nurses and pharmacists are trying to care for the sick. "
Senators noted that an alternative would be to have the Labor Department issue regulatory guidance clarifying that no American would earn more by not working than by working.
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This statement had little to no impact on the market sentiment and Wall Street's three main indexes were last seen adding between 2.4% and 5.6% on a daily basis.
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