As McConnell pledges caution, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are pushing him to quickly approve more coronavirus relief measures.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Congress will decide whether to pass a "final" coronavirus relief package in about a month.
Congress has split over how next to address economic and health care crises created by the pandemic. As tens of millions of people file for unemployment insurance and state and local governments stare down budget shortfalls, House Democratsthis month. McConnell, meanwhile, has stressed he wants to see how efforts to reopen businesses in most of the country affect the economy and job market before he would pass more legislation.
He again stressed he would not support a plan that did not include a measure to shield doctors and businesses from certain lawsuits as the economy reopens. Democrats have opposed sweeping liability protections.
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