The leader of the Senate Democratic minority, Chuck schumerHe said the Senate could approve the small business aid plan today.
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“I think we will be able to approve this today,” Schumer said in an interview with New Day on CNN, further suggesting that the deal would include a national coronavirus testing strategy, one of the conflicts in the negotiations between Republicans and Democrats.
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But reports indicate that On the Republican side, some point out that they are close to the agreement, but not as close as Schumer says.
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The general assessment from the White House, Senate and House is that a deal is very very close but not signed off on. (This is the lowest common denominator between Schumer saying “deal!” On CNN and everyone else expressing general caution that it’s close but not done.)
– Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) April 21, 2020
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Schumer reported that they were talking until “long after midnight” with Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and that “they arrived to an agreement on almost all issues. “
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The Trump administration has been under pressure to replenish a fund allocated to small businesses as part of a Paycheck Protection Program program created by the $ 2.2 billion relief law passed last month. The $ 349 billion for small businesses ran out last week.
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Schumer says on @NewDay that he believes the Senate will pass small business plan today. He also suggested the deal will include a national testing strategy, which had been a sticking point
– Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 21, 2020
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