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Senate Republican Leader to Hold Vote on COVID-19 Relief Bill

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   U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the
   Republican-led Senate will vote "as soon as this week" on COVID-19
   relief legislation after negotiations with Democrats broke off last
   month.

   "It does not contain every idea our party likes. I am confident
   Democrats will feel the same. Yet Republicans believe the many serious
   differences between our two parties should not stand in the way of
   agreeing where we can agree and making law that helps our nation,"
   McConnell said in a statement.

   The Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a shortened
   pre-election session as hopes continue to diminish for passage of
   another relief bill to cope with the economic decline brought on by the
   coronavirus pandemic. After bipartisan unity led to the approval of a
   nearly $3 billion COVID-19 rescue package in the spring, the two sides
   have not been able to reach another agreement. The House of
   Representatives doesn't return to work until September 14.

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