White House Reaches Deal With Lawmakers on $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
Sens. McConnell and Schumer are set to deliver remarks from Senate floor
WASHINGTON—Lawmakers and the Trump administration reached a preliminary agreement on an estimated $2 trillion stimulus package aimed at shielding the U.S. economy from the worst consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Ladies and gentlemen...we have a deal,” Eric Ueland, the White House director of legislative affairs, said early Wednesday morning.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) were set to deliver remarks from the Senate floor after a flurry of negotiations on Capitol Hill, with Democrats saying they had secured higher unemployment benefits, among other items.