White House Pushes Scaled-Down Stimulus as ‘Foundation’ for Aid

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said the Trump administration is working intensively with Senate Republicans to speed approval of a scaled-down stimulus that could form a “foundation” for aid to the economy.

Meadows also said he saw a “groundswell of support among rank-and-file Democrats and Republicans” to suggest there’s some type of compromise possible over coronavirus relief. Democrats have pressed for a comprehensive package of about $2.2 trillion, scaled down from an earlier $3.4 trillion, while Senate Republicans are working on a $500 billion bill.

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