Senate Adjourns for Weekend, No Deal on Small-Business Pandemic Program

The U.S. Capitol Building as seen ahead of a vote on the coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 25, 2020. Tom Brenner/Reuters

The Senate on Thursday adjourned for the weekend as party leaders continue to grapple on how to handle small business funding during the pandemic.

The upper chamber of Congress held a pro forma session Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) didn’t attempt to pass a bill to fund a small-business program even though it ran out of money that day, saying there has been “absolutely no progress.”