The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Thursday night passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill which would increase federal unemployment supplements, provide funding for schools, and give assistance to cash-strapped state and local governments, the Washington Post reports.

The legislation will die in the Senate, which has become a boondoggle for coronavirus relief aid because republicans cannot coalesce behind a relief plan.

As the bill was being crafted, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary continued negotiations to create a package that could pass both chambers of Congress.  Pelosi, however, has called the $1.6 trillion proposal from the White House inadequate, saying, “This isn’t half a loaf, this is the heel of the loaf.”

“This is not just a money debate and a language debate. It’s a values debate. It’s important for people to know that what this fight is about,” Pelosi said on the House floor ahead of the vote. “The people have needs, and we have to meet them.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been ineffective in bringing any bill to the floor of the Senate for consideration.  He’s been largely sidelined as Pelosi and Mnuchin negotiate.

“If they can reach an agreement I will take a look at it and see whether I can sell that to Senate Republicans,” McConnell said in a Fox “News” interview today.

The White House has been equally unenthusiastic about coming to an agreement on a new relief bill.  “Nancy Pelosi is not being serious. If she becomes serious then we can have a discussion,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany read from her binder during a press briefing today.