Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, heads into a Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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March 19, 2020 3:47 p.m.
McConnell plan: $1,200 payments; $1T rescue takes shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed direct payments of $1,200 per person and $2,400 for couples as part of an initial Republican response Thursday to the coronavirus outbreak.