Republicans and Democrats on collision course for next spending measure

Published April 22, 2020 4:01am ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate must return to session before cautiously weighing the impact of a new spending bill and will not “waive through” another massive measure that will add to the nation’s debt.

Democrats, meanwhile, are planning a “big broad” spending measure to follow the four funding bills that the Senate has passed already to respond to the coronavirus, including a $484 billion measure approved by voice vote Tuesday.

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