The Senate will continue to debate the bipartisan coronavirus relief package on Tuesday.
The Democrats twice blocked legislation that would provide immediate economic relief to American workers and small businesses. Democrat and Republican congressional leaders negotiated the deal, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) decided to leave the negotiations at the last minute to craft her own bill in the House.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on the Senate floor on Monday some Democrats told him in private they were “embarrassed” by Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) political stunt.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Schumer said they were “very close” to a deal on the nearly $2 trillion coronavirus package, which would mean that Congress’s upper chamber could vote on the bill as early as Tuesday.
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