Even before Congress passed a $484 billion coronavirus aid package last week, Democrats were planning something even more significant for the weeks ahead.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talked of a massive spending measure “along the lines” of a $2.2 trillion economic aid package President Trump signed into law on March 28 amid the coronavirus lockdown.

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