Top Republicans in Congress are expected to meet Monday with President Trump on the next COVID-19 aid package. The administration is stiffening its opposition to more testing money and interjecting other priorities, which could complicate quick passage.
aid package as the administration panned more virus testing money and interjected other priorities that could complicate quick passage.
The package from McConnell had been quietly crafted behind closed doors for weeks and was expected to include $75 billion to help schools reopen, reduced unemployment benefits alongside a fresh round of direct $1,200 cash payments to Americans, and a sweeping five-year liability shield against coronavirus lawsuits.
The new push from the White House put the administration at odds with GOP allies in Congress, a disconnect that threatened to upend an already difficult legislative process. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi already passed Democrats’ vastTrump raised alarms on Capitol Hill when he suggested last month at a rally in Oklahoma that he wanted to slow virus testing. Some of Trump’s GOP allies wanted new money to help test and track the virus to contain its spread.
As McConnell prepared to roll out his $1 trillion-plus proposal, he acknowledged it would not have full support.
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