The Senate won’t act on legislation to address the coronavirus outbreak until after a scheduled recess next week, according to a Republican senator.

“The Senate will act when we come back, and we have a clearer idea of what extra steps we need to take,” Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander told reporters.

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