Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Dec. 1 that more stimulus is urgently needed to help the country cope with the economic fallout from the pandemic, and called for a targeted relief package to be incorporated into the federal appropriations bill that Congress needs to pass soon to keep government agencies funded.
Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, the top Senate Republican urged Democratic and Republican negotiators to break their monthslong logjam and deliver aid quickly.
