Complex Event Analysis - Report

Key Focus

  • A lot."
    "It needs to start now or it's not going to be able to get done," said Murray, who is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, referring to bipartisan negotiations.
    McConnell's refusal to begin bipartisan talks over the last several weeks "has created needless uncertainty and pain for millions of families who are still reeling from the public health and economic crises," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday.
    Indeed, bipartisan talks have yet to begin, as McConnell instead seeks to get Republicans on the same page with the White House.
    In appearances in Kentucky this week, McConnell has laid out broad outlines of the GOP plan, which include liability protections for companies, aid to schools and money for hospitals and businesses
  • Democrats want another round of enhanced unemployment benefits, something top Republicans say would discourage businesses from rehiring.
    And amid President Donald Trump's demands to reopen schools, Vice President Mike Pence suggested that the White House wants state and local aid conditioned on schools reopening, just as Senate Democratic leaders have proposed $430 billion to assist with schools reopening
  • According to aides, the White House has asked Senate Republicans to present them with a legislative framework for the next package by Friday.
    Pressure is building on GOP leadership to find a path forward, as some Republican lawmakers up for reelection show eagerness to pass another stimulus bill with voters struggling amid the pandemic.
    "There are still tremendous needs," said Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine and one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the Senate
  • No momentum supporting factor found

    Challenge supporting factors

  • (gop, white_house)
  • (gop, mcconnell)
  • (gop, liability)
  • (gop, hospitals)
  • (gop, health)
  • (gop, vice_president_mike_pence)
  • Work-in-progress supporting factors

  • (funding, gop)
  • (gop, white_house)
  • (gop, school)
  • (gop, hospitals)
  • (gop, health)
  • (gop, well-being)
  • (gop, washington_democrat)
  • (gop, virus)
  • Complex Event Time Series Summary - REPORT


    Time PeriodChallengeMomentumWIP
    Report43.48 0.00 56.53

    High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

    High Level Abstraction (HLA)Report
    (1) (gop,white_house)100.00
    (2) (funding,gop)79.49
    (3) (gop,hospitals)38.46
    (4) (gop,school)28.21
    (5) (gop,health)28.21
    (6) (gop,mcconnell)25.64
    (7) (gop,liability)23.08
    (8) (gop,well-being)10.26
    (9) (gop,washington_democrat)7.69
    (10) (gop,virus)5.13
    (11) (gop,vice_president_mike_pence)2.56

    Complex Event Analysis - REPORT

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    Supporting narratives:

    • challenge (Read more)
      • Democrats want another round of enhanced unemployment benefits, something top Republicans say would discourage businesses from rehiring.
        And amid President Donald Trump's demands to reopen schools, Vice President Mike Pence suggested that the White House wants state and local aid conditioned on schools reopening, just as Senate Democratic leaders have proposed $430 billion to assist with schools reopening
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (gop,vice_president_mike_pence)
        • (gop,white_house)

    • challenge (Read more)
      • A lot."
        "It needs to start now or it's not going to be able to get done," said Murray, who is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, referring to bipartisan negotiations.
        McConnell's refusal to begin bipartisan talks over the last several weeks "has created needless uncertainty and pain for millions of families who are still reeling from the public health and economic crises," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday.
        Indeed, bipartisan talks have yet to begin, as McConnell instead seeks to get Republicans on the same page with the White House.
        In appearances in Kentucky this week, McConnell has laid out broad outlines of the GOP plan, which include liability protections for companies, aid to schools and money for hospitals and businesses
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (gop,mcconnell)
        • (gop,white_house)
        • (gop,health)

    • challenge (Read more)
      • A lot."
        "It needs to start now or it's not going to be able to get done," said Murray, who is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, referring to bipartisan negotiations.
        McConnell's refusal to begin bipartisan talks over the last several weeks "has created needless uncertainty and pain for millions of families who are still reeling from the public health and economic crises," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday.
        Indeed, bipartisan talks have yet to begin, as McConnell instead seeks to get Republicans on the same page with the White House.
        In appearances in Kentucky this week, McConnell has laid out broad outlines of the GOP plan, which include liability protections for companies, aid to schools and money for hospitals and businesses.
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (gop,liability)
        • (gop,hospitals)

    • WIP (Read more)
      • Republicans are looking at a plan in the range of $1.3 trillion, sources said, though they cautioned that number could change.
        Sen. Patty Murray, the Senate's No. 3 Democrat, told CNN Wednesday that such funding would be "inadequate" to meet the needs of millions of jobless Americans as well as hospitals, the education system and others hurt by the pandemic ravaging the country.
        "They have to recognize where we are as a country," the Washington Democrat said of the GOP, citing the rise of coronavirus cases in the US. "If they ignore that, they are ignoring the public safety, health and well-being of our nation
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (funding,gop)
        • (gop,hospitals)
        • (gop,washington_democrat)

    • WIP (Read more)
      • But I think right now, they've already got a bill out there, so I think Senate Republicans are doing this assessment and determining where we think the greatest needs are going to be."
        Disagreements within the GOP
        Republican priorities in another stimulus package are focused on getting students back to school, providing districts with funding to retrofit classrooms, expanding busing, providing more protective equipment and bolstering testing to ensure schools can help stop the spread of the virus.
        But while Republicans are eyeing billions for school funding, the party is also divided on other key issues like whether to give states and localities more flexibility to use money they've already appropriated
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (funding,gop)
        • (gop,school)
        • (gop,virus)

    • WIP (Read more)
      • According to aides, the White House has asked Senate Republicans to present them with a legislative framework for the next package by Friday.
        Pressure is building on GOP leadership to find a path forward, as some Republican lawmakers up for reelection show eagerness to pass another stimulus bill with voters struggling amid the pandemic.
        "There are still tremendous needs," said Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine and one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the Senate
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (gop,white_house)

    • WIP (Read more)
      • Republicans are looking at a plan in the range of $1.3 trillion, sources said, though they cautioned that number could change.
        Sen. Patty Murray, the Senate's No. 3 Democrat, told CNN Wednesday that such funding would be "inadequate" to meet the needs of millions of jobless Americans as well as hospitals, the education system and others hurt by the pandemic ravaging the country.
        "They have to recognize where we are as a country," the Washington Democrat said of the GOP, citing the rise of coronavirus cases in the US. "If they ignore that, they are ignoring the public safety, health and well-being of our nation.
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (gop,well-being)
        • (gop,health)

    Target rule match count: 11.0 Challenge: 0.22 Momentum: 0.00 WIP: 0.28