A modest decline in unemployment last month gave Republicans fresh ammunition to slow the timing and scale back the size of the next relief package. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss the complicated negotiations still to come as the Trump administration pushes more targeted aid and Democrats seek more robust relief.

Show Notes:

• GOP renews ‘go slow’ approach on virus aid after jobs report
• A lot riding on conservation bill vote for Gardner, Daines
• Common Defense: Too many emergencies
• Senate race rating in Kansas remains the same, for now
• Democrats promise ‘bold change,’ but delivering is harder