U.S Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday 'we're not ...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to members of the news media while walking into his office, as Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a State of Emergency due to the coronavirus disease , on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
WASHINGTON - U.S Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday “we’re not leaving town” until senators have passed another coronavirus aid bill. McConnell, a Republican, told reporters the Senate is working to quickly pass a coronavirus relief bill approved by the House of Representatives, but that it was too early to tell if he supported elements of a White House coronavirus stimulus plan.
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