Uncertainty continues…
It has been an interesting week. Negotiations between the Congress and the White House in Washington DC over providing additional federal aid to schools, state and local governments, small businesses and more remain stalled. House Democrats, Senate Republicans, and the Trump Administration remain at odds over the size and content of the potential aid package.
As these talks stalled last week, President Trump signed several Executive Orders in the hopes of pressuring Congressional Democrats on several key issues at the center of the negotiations (issues mostly unrelated to K-12 education). These actions did not have the desired effect and most lawmakers in both chambers have returned to their states and districts as part of a previously planned August recess. It appears unlikely progress will be made over the next couple weeks as neither party wants to overshadow its national convention where they will want the spotlight to be on the presidential nominees. (more…)