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Despite the signs of movement toward a deal, Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on aid for state and local governments, funding for schools, and assistance for food, rent and mortgage payments, among other topics. Schumer also suggested Wednesday that he would not accept an agreement without an extension of the $600 per week jobless benefit. 

“At the moment, however, the White House is not [supporting $600 a week], and we are not going to strike a deal unless we extend the unemployment benefits which have kept nearly 12 million Americans out of poverty,” he said on the Senate floor. 

Congress and the Trump administration have struggled to strike an aid agreement after the enhanced unemployment benefits and eviction moratorium expired in late July. Millions of Americans still unable to find work will now see a staggering drop in income until lawmakers can pass legislation. 

Speaking to reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday, Meadows said he has “become extremely doubtful that we’ll be able to make a deal if it goes well beyond Friday,” according to CNN. 

It appears likely Congress will have to approve a bill with largely Democratic votes in both the GOP-controlled Senate and Democratic-held House. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., acknowledged Tuesday that his caucus has “divisions about what to do” to extend unemployment insurance. 

The top Senate Republican also said he is “prepared to support” the deal Democrats and the White House strike, even if he has “problems with certain parts of it.”