The decision to prevent the relief from passing came despite another 6.6 million people filing for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total number of Americans who've said they've found themselves jobless in the past three weeks.
Emergency aid for small businesses was blocked by Senate Democrats Thursday amid demands that Republicans include broader funding measures and stipulations.
McConnell said Democrats' blocking the funding was equivalent to holding"Americans' paychecks hostage." Flanked by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Sen. Ben Cardin , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer addresses reporters following a lunch with Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill, October 24, 2017, in Washington, D.C.The small business loan program, known as the Paycheck Protection Program, was created under a $2 trillion economic stimulus package passed last month.
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