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COVID-19 aid in balance as McConnell pushes smaller deal

by Andrew Taylor
| December 8, 2020 1:36 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Capitol Hill's most powerful Republican, proposed Tuesday to shelve a controversial pet provision for an emerging COVID-19 relief package — but only if Democrats agree to set aside one of their top priorities, too.

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