'COUNTRY NEEDS IT'

Mitch McConnell says Congress ‘can’t leave for Xmas without a Covid bill’ as he asks to drop Dem stimulus requirement

MITCH McConnell has said Congress "can't leave" for Christmas break without a coronavirus bill as he asks Democrats to drop their stimulus demands.

The top senator suggested on Tuesday that congressional negotiators should drop the two most controversial stimulus demands, so that and can work through the features they both agree on.

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told reporters this week.

"We can't leave without doing a Covid bill – the country needs it."

Republicans have repeatedly rejected Democrats' demands for $150billion in funding for state and local governments.

Democrats on the other hand have equally been opposing to Republicans request for a sweeping liability ban.

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said the state and local funding provisions "have broad bipartisan support," as opposed to the liability proposal.

“The state and local funding provided by the state and local funding provisions have broad bipartisan support. Unlike the extreme corporate liability proposal," Schumer said.

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 over the appropriate size for any follow-up to the $2.2trillion Cares Act passed in March.

On Tuesday,  that would send eligible Americans a $600 , but would eliminate the $300-a-week unemployment benefits.

Treasure Secretary  made the offer to House Speaker  late Tuesday afternoon.

"Speaker Pelosi and I spoke today at 5 p.m., and on behalf of the President, I presented a $916 billion proposal," Mnuchin said in a .

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