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  • Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024

US Congress, negotiators reach deal on $2-trillion coronavirus aid package

US Congress, negotiators reach deal on $2-trillion coronavirus aid package

WASHINGTON: US senators and Trump administration officials have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, White House official Eric Ueland said early on Wednesday.

“We have a deal,” Ueland told reporters after days of negotiations on the package, expected to be worth $2 trillion.

The Senate’s Republican majority leader, Mitch McConnell, was expected to speak on the Senate floor shortly about the agreement.

The text of the pact was not expected to be available until later on Wednes

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