McConnell splits infrastructure from next coronavirus bill

President Trump has touted massive infrastructure in the next coronavirus aid package, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is planning to take up a more modest proposal, and he wants to keep it apart from the fourth round of economic aid.

The Kentucky Republican said the Senate would soon take up a “more modest” infrastructure bill, and an aide pointed to bipartisan legislation drafted by Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, a member of the Republican leadership who has written three infrastructure measures.