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Congress to press ahead on government funding even as COVID-19 aid stalls, McConnell says

Published 11/17/2020, 10:27 AM
Updated 11/17/2020, 12:55 PM
© Reuters. U.S. Senate Majority Leader McConnell speaks after the Senate Republican GOP leadership election in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he hoped to reach a bipartisan agreement this week to continue funding federal agencies even as Congress remain divided over the next round of possible COVID-19 aid.

© Reuters. U.S. Senate Majority Leader McConnell returns to his office after visiting the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

McConnell said he hoped lawmakers could reach a deal on overall government funding by week's end and that the next few days could be decisive. The Republican-led Senate still wanted more financial relief amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic but that U.S. House Democrats' proposal remained too costly, he added.

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