Senate Republicans gathered for the first time in six weeks in the U.S. Capitol and agreed none of them are eager to rush ahead with another massive spending bill that responds to the coronavirus outbreak.

Instead, Republicans said they plan to focus on efforts to treat and prevent the coronavirus and reopen the economy with “a narrowly crafted” bill to limit liability lawsuits against healthcare workers and small businesses.

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