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From left, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and others, attend a a meeting to discuss the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

From left, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and others, attend a a meeting to discuss the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

March 20, 2020

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High-stakes negotiations begin on $1T economic rescue
March 20, 2020 8:26 a.m.

High-stakes negotiations begin on $1T economic rescue

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trump administration officials descended Friday on Capitol Hill to launch high-stakes negotiations with Senate Republicans and Democrats racing to draft a $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package amid the coronavirus outbreak.