McConnell says he would give Trump-backed coronavirus deal a vote in Senate
By Jordain Carney - 10/20/20 03:01 PM EDT
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that if the White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reach a deal on coronavirus relief he would bring the agreement up for a vote on the Senate floor.
McConnell had previously stopped short of explicitly saying an agreement would get a vote amid widespread opposition from Senate Republicans to a package with a large price tag.
"If a presidentially supported bill clears the House at some point we’ll bring it to the floor," McConnell told reporters during a weekly press conference.
However, McConnell did not commit to a vote before the Nov. 3 election, which is roughly two weeks away.
The Senate is set to vote on another GOP coronavirus bill on Wednesday and then turn to Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination.
Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are currently negotiating a coronavirus package between $1.8 trillion and $2.2 trillion, though Trump has signaled he was willing to go higher.
It is unclear if Senate Republicans would support a bill that size.
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