Mnuchin Hopeful $2 Trillion CCP Virus Aid Package Can Be Closed Today

The U.S. Treasury secretary voiced confidence late on Monday for a deal to be reached soon on a far-reaching CCP virus economic stimulus package.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin walks to a meeting during negotiations on a COVID-19 relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2020. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Treasury secretary and the Senate Democratic leader voiced confidence late on Monday for a deal to be reached soon on a far-reaching CCP virus economic stimulus package that had been stalled in the U.S. Senate as lawmakers haggled over it.

Negotiators made great progress on the bipartisan, $2 trillion stimulus measure on Monday, but without striking a final pact as they had hoped, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters.