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McConnell, Democrats jostle over urgent business virus aid

by Associated Press
| April 9, 2020 6:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — An urgent $250 billion request by President Donald Trump to supplement a business “paycheck protection” program for firms crippled by the coronavirus outbreak faces a roadblock Thursday in the Senate.

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