Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said a measure to lift the U.S. economy would have a more narrow scope than the $3 trillion package House Democrats approved earlier this month.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Congress will "probably" have to pass another coronavirus relief bill and will decide whether to do so in the coming weeks. Democrats passed a $3 trillion rescue package earlier this month, but Senate Republicans have no plans to pass it.
McConnell wants liability protections for businesses in the bill and suggests he could support limited relief for state and local governments. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters following a closed Senate Republican policy lunch meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the response to the coronavirus disease outbreak on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 19, 2020.Congress will "probably" have to pass more legislation to mitigate the damage from the coronavirus pandemic, Senate Majority LeaderThe Kentucky Republican said a measure to lift the U.S. economy would have a more narrow scope thanHe said states' progress in restarting their economies in the coming weeks will help to inform what Congress does. McConnell noted that "we need to make sure we have unemployment insurance properly funded for as long as we need," as tens of millions of people lose paychecks. "So, in the next few weeks, we'll determine whether there is yet another bill," he told reporters in his home state on Tuesday. Congress has passed four bills to respond to the crisis, most recently approving a plan to replenish a small business aid program about a month ago. Many lawmakers and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell have argued Washington should take more steps to jolt the economy asand pockets of the country remain under restrictions to protect public health. While Democrats have pushed for more legislation for weeks, the GOP has started to warm to another round of stimulus in recent days. President
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