Congress stuck as Sen. Mitch McConnell resists state aid in COVID 19 relief deal

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WASHINGTON >> An emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers has all but collapsed after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republican senators won’t support $160 billion in state and local funds as part of a potential trade-off in the deal.

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