Key Senate lawmakers said they had agreed on a framework to continue funding coronavirus vaccines, antiviral treatments and other supplies for Americans, but that would drastically cut plans to help vaccinate millions of people around the world.
“We’ve reached an agreement in principle on all the spending and all of the offsets,” said Sen. Mitt Romney , who has led negotiations for Republicans after they
scale back elements of its planned response. But lawmakers are facing a rapidly approaching deadline, with Congress soon taking a two-week break, and administration officials warning that they are effectively out of cash for urgent coronavirus needs. The federal government has already begun to Romney, who said the money would come from unspent funds in previous stimulus packages, added that he expected a vote on the deal next week.
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