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More US Coronavirus Relief Still Possible After Trump Signals Interest

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   U.S. President Donald Trump rekindled hope this week for a second
   coronavirus relief package for millions of financially ailing Americans
   who lost jobs because of the pandemic-induced economic slowdown, when
   he urged Republican lawmakers to support economic relief legislation.

   Trump suddenly expressed support Wednesday for a $1.5 trillion bill
   proposed by the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of House
   members, that would provide a fresh round of $1,200 stimulus checks to
   individuals.

   A new round of stimulus checks was excluded from a roughly $500 billion
   plan Senate Republicans failed to pass earlier this month, capping
   months of unsuccessful negotiations to bring a second round of economic
   aid to millions of Americans.

   The $3 trillion CARES Act was passed in March by bipartisan agreement,
   providing unemployed workers with an extra $600 a week in benefits, but
   that expired at the end of July.

   Trump's expression of support for the $1.5 trillion bill could
   reenergize stalled negotiations and apply more pressure to Democratic
   and Republican congressional leaders before Congress goes on recess.
   Lawmakers are expected to leave Washington to campaign in their home
   districts after passing a continuing resolution funding the government
   past a September 30 budget deadline.

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