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Bill would add funding for hospitals and testing and about $300 billion to restart small-business loan program.
The Trump administration and congressional leaders closed in Sunday on an approximately $470 billion deal to renew funding for a small-business loan program that ran out of money under crushing demand during the coronavirus pandemic, aiming to pass the agreement into law within days.
The deal would also boost spending for hospitals and coronavirus testing by about $100 billion. President Trump expressed optimism Sunday evening about reaching an agreement by Monday.
“I think we are getting close to a deal,” Trump said at the daily briefing of his coronavirus task force. He said he had just spoken with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who has been leading negotiations for the White House.
“We have some very good negotiations going on right now, and I think you could have a nice answer tomorrow,” Trump said.
Earlier, speaking on CNN, Mnuchin said he hoped the Senate would pass an agreement on Monday, when the chamber is scheduled to come into session briefly in the afternoon. In a further sign of progress, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) told representatives Sunday evening to be prepared to return to the Capitol on Wednesday to vote on an agreement.
The deal would add about $310 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, which was swamped by demand in the three weeks since Congress created it as part of a $2 trillion coronavirus rescue bill. It also would add $60 billion to a separate emergency loan program for small businesses that is out of money, too, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on CNN.