Senators clash over coronavirus spending bill

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.
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.
“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.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he is acting in good faith to work on a compromise.
“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.”
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.