//Why a Senate vote on stimulus has failed, again

Why a Senate vote on stimulus has failed, again

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 20. | Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images

Senate Republicans put forward their own stimulus bill — following Mitch McConnell’s attempts to block a compromise ahead of the election.

Another Senate vote on a pandemic stimulus bill has failed.

The Wednesday vote on the Republican crafted bill, which included about $500 billion in aid, ended up breaking along party lines, 51-44, and falling short of the 60 votes needed for the legislation to advance. Republicans, broadly, supported moving ahead with the legislation while Democrats did not.

This legislation was not the product of any deal between the two parties’ lawmakers, so this outcome was expected. Rather, it was the latest version of a narrow bill that Senate Republicans have offered to demonstrate that they are working on stimulus — and to