When will Democrats and Republicans reach a coronavirus relief deal? “Exactly when that deal comes together I couldn’t tell you, but I think it will at some point in the near future,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he believes Democrats and Republicans will strike a coronavirus relief agreement "in the near future."
Democrats and the Trump administration are trying to resolve disputes over unemployment insurance, an eviction moratorium, relief to state and local governments and school funding. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference after the Senate Republican luncheon in the Hart Building in Washington on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.would not say Thursday when he expects Congress to strike a deal on a fifth coronavirus relief package, but said both Democrats and many Republicans have a "desire" to boost an economy and health-care system ravaged by the pandemic.
"Exactly when that deal comes together I can't tell you, but I think it will at some point in the near future," the Kentucky Republican told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." Negotiators have struggled to craft an aid bill that could pass both chambers of Congress as Democrats and Republicans struggle to hash out a bevy of differences. The sides have disputes over how to extend extra federal unemployment insurance, continue a moratorium on evictions from federally-backed housing, help schools educate students safely and offer relief to cash-strapped state and local governments.
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