Senators clash over coronavirus spending bill

<p>Senators on Monday clashed angrily over delays to the approval of the stimulus bill as states put down more stringent limitations on residents to limit the spread of the coronavirus.</p><p>Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) accused Democrats of holding up the rescue package so they can try to add provisions sought by special interests and organized labor.</p><p>“This has got to stop and today is the day it has to stop,” an exasperated Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said. “The country is out of time.”</p><p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he is acting in good faith to work on a compromise.</p><p>“We have an obligation to get the details right, get them done quickly,” Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. “That doesn’t mean blindly accepting a Republican-only bill.”</p><p>A key Senate procedural vote to move ahead with an economic stimulus plan failed for a second time on Monday afternoon over Democratic opposition. One key holdup appears to still be roughly $500 billion in funds for loans and loan guarantees for distressed companies, states and localities without enough guidelines or oversight to satisfy Democrats.</p>