McConnell Moves on Quick Aid Vote While Pelosi Urges More Cash
- Treasury asked for $250 billion more in aid for small business
- Mnuchin calls for swift action from both chambers this week
Photographer: Emily Elconin Bloomberg
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pressed ahead with his plan for a quick vote Thursday on a $250 billion boost in a small business aid program, putting him at odds with the two top Democrats in Congress who want to double the size of an interim stimulus package.
McConnell has offered an amendment to the record $2.2 trillion pandemic response package to boost the total available to the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses to $600 billion.