McConnell Says GOP Will Pitch Its Own Stimulus Plan Next Week

Senate Republicans will finish their own plan for a new round of pandemic relief as early as next week and only then will open negotiations with Democrats as the last stimulus begins running dry and a resurgence of Covid-19 cases threatens a deeper recession.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he is working with the Trump administration on drafting a GOP-only proposal, the first step before talks with Democrats, who’ve already put out a $3.5 trillion stimulus bill that has passed the House.

“We shouldn’t lightly add more to the national debt, but I’m predicting that we will have one ...