The run-off Georgia election has big consequences. If either David Perdue or Kelly Loeffler are returned to the Senate the Republicans have a majority. Mitch McConnell is in power and and we can expect more gridlock and paralysis in the Senate. On the other hand, if Georgia elects both Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock then the Democrats control the Senate and Joe Biden can do things such as providing relief when needed, improving voting rights, and healing the country.

The latest example is how Republicans are blocking emergency COVID-19 relief.

The Senate refuses to approve relief measures approved by the House months ago. Although the Democrats have modified the bill several times to meet the Republicans’ demands, there is no final bill yet.

Now, the Republicans’ want to limit the powers of Federal Reserve to get us out of future economic emergencies. Seems to me this is an attempt to limit the abilities of the next administration to deal with the economic mess left behind by the outgoing Trump administration. And of course they are willing to delay needed aid and ruin the economy to do it.

The stand-off is described by the Washington Post this way.

Congressional negotiators raced Saturday to reach final agreement on an emergency pandemic relief package that would extend unemployment benefits, increase assistance to businesses, and send a new round of stimulus checks to most American taxpayers.

But a handful of delicate issues still threatened to impede the approximately $900 billion deal after days of nonstop talks, most notably a Republican push led by Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.) to constrain the Federal Reserve’s ability to issue emergency loans. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called it “the big thing” that is “pushing back an agreement.”

You might want to read the whole article and check out other news sources.