Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said that two or three Republican senators are “just about committed” to supporting a $500 billion stimulus bill that would send money to states and counties hammered by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg News reported. Menendez, who is cosponsoring the bill with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), said that the additional GOP senators would be ready to commit to the proposal by the end of this week. And there’s “a lot of momentum” in the House of Representatives, Menendez said. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.), speaking at his own briefing, said he was optimistic that the House would vote this week.
