The top Democrats in the House and Senate have signaled support for a new, bipartisan coronavirus aid package as congressional leaders responded to intense pressure to pass a funding bill by the end of the year.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said the $908 billion measure House and Senate lawmakers introduced on Tuesday should serve as the basis for a compromise bill, even though it is less than half of the spending Democrats were seeking.