Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives to the US Capitol on August 6, 2020, in Washington, DC.  | Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images

Senate Republicans are planning to vote on a “skinny” stimulus to put pressure on Democrats.

The Senate is back from its summer recess this week, though it’s unclear what — if anything — that means for progress on more stimulus for Americans dealing with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

On the one hand, there is some movement: Senate Republicans have announced a vote on a new “skinny” stimulus bill, which is much narrower than what Democrats have proposed, that could take place as early as Thursday. According to Bloomberg, this bill is slated to include $500 billion to $700 billion in aid, a far cry from the $2.2 trillion Democrats have said they’re interested in allocating. That figure is