Senate negotiators reach deal on COVID aid, setting stage for potential passage

Published April 4, 2022 9:23pm ET



Senate negotiators reached a deal Monday to provide $10 billion in domestic COVID-19 aid but without a provision for global aid. The bill may be passed as soon as this week.

Several Republicans, including Sen. Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican, continued negotiations after a previous COVID-19 aid measure fell apart last month. Romney and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, announced the new deal Monday in separate statements.

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