Mcconnell: Details coming on COVID-19 relief proposal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell said Tuesday he’ll begin to roll out details of the new COVID-19 relief package to senators next week and suggested it will include new funding for school reopenings, some unemployment benefits and money for health care providers.
Expected to hit $1 trillion, the emerging Republican package shows shifting priorities as the pandemic crisis deepens nationwide. Once reluctant to approve more aid, Republicans and the White House now say more is needed.
In recent days, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been reaching out to GOP senators ahead of negotiations with Democrats, who already approved a $3 trillion House bill.
Congress is returning Monday for two weeks to consider fresh coronavirus relief.