WASHINGTON - As law enforcement remains on high alert around the U.S. Capitol amid reports of a "possible plot" by a militia group to storm it again, the Senate is still set to meet Thursday and could begin debating the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
Democrats hope to push the aid package, which includes $1,400 stimulus checks, through the upper chamber — but Republicans have presented a unified front against the bill and looked to slow efforts with mountains of GOP amendments and other delays that could take days to plow through.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said he wants unanimous GOP opposition. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told a local radio station that he planned to delay the vote on the relief bill by.