Congress, Trump Administration Near Deal on Coronavirus Aid to Small Businesses

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Congress, Trump Administration Near Deal on Coronavirus Aid to Small Businesses

WASHINGTON—Lawmakers and the Trump administration were closing in on a more than $450 billion agreement that would replenish a program for small businesses battered by the coronavirus and related shutdowns, aiming to end a weekslong impasse over the popular loan program.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that he was hopeful that the two sides could reach a deal on Monday, when the Senate is set to convene in the afternoon. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D., Md.) has advised members that the House could vote…

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