A bipartisan group of senators finally hit paydirt in its long-running coronavirus relief negotiations. And it may provide a pathway to a deal that has eluded Congress for months.
Roughly a dozen centrist senators presented their much-anticipated product on Monday afternoon in two pieces: A $748 billion package boosting education, vaccine, transportation and other funding, and a more controversial $160 billion add-on of state and local funding married with a short-term liability shield for employers.
Source: Congress warms to possible Covid stimulus deal
