Instead of the big new spending bill the president wants, McConnell tried to advance a much smaller, approximately $500 billion bill on the Senate floor Wednesday, but Democrats blocked it. The McConnell bill contained money for schools, health-care systems, the unemployed and more but omitted a new round of $1,200 checks to individuals — a priority for Trump.
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