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White House proposes $916 billion coronavirus package that includes $600 stimulus checks

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The White House has offered a new stimulus proposal that is slightly larger than the bipartisan measure currently being considered in the US Senate.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, in a statement issued Tuesday evening, said the $916 billion proposal includes “money for state and local governments,” as well as “robust liability protection for businesses, schools, and universities.” He said he had discussed the package in a phone with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Mnuchin made no mention of new stimulus checks in the statement. However, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, said the package includes $600 details ⇒

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