The two top Republicans in the US Congress vowed on Saturday to oppose Democrats' demands to boost a proposed US$250 billion bill to aid small ...
File Photo: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the Senate Chamber floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. , April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tom BrennerShare this contentWASHINGTON: The two top Republicans in the US Congress vowed on Saturday to oppose Democrats' demands to boost a proposed US$250 billion bill to aid small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic by adding money for hospitals and state and local governments.
Congress and the White House are scrambling to stem the economic fallout of the new coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 respiratory disease that has killed more than 19,600 Americans, closed schools, business and most public activities and thrown more than 15 million people out of work. The US$250 billion in small-business loans, which could turn into government-paid grants if certain terms are met, would be in addition to US$349 billion already allocated by Congress in a US$2.3 trillion relief measure passed last month.
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