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A long road ahead for the next coronavirus relief bill

CQ Budget, Ep. 153

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talks with reporters in the Capitol on Monday as the chamber reconvened.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talks with reporters in the Capitol on Monday as the chamber reconvened. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted May 5, 2020 at 1:21pm

With debate heating up on a new relief package, CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what both parties want in it and how partisan disputes on key priorities might drag out negotiations.

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