Economics
Virus Stimulus Plan Grows With Senate Talks Going Into Weekend
- Bipartisan negotiations making progress but fell short Friday
- Democrats want more focus on workers, aid to hospitals, states
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Democrats are pushing to expand the Senate GOP’s economic rescue plan to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, continuing negotiations into the weekend on a package expected to exceed $1 trillion.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he wanted to finalize an agreement by Friday, but the Republican and Democratic senators working out the details called it a night without a final deal. They promised to return Saturday to continue talks, with the goal to vote Monday.