
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday introduced Republican’s new slimmed-down coronavirus relief package, which no longer contains billions of dollars for defense spending including in an earlier version. A vote on the $500 billion bill may take place this week, but it is unlikely to pass following strong opposition from Democrats who have called for at least $2 trillion in emergency spending with greater relief provisions. “Today, the Senate Republican majority is introducing a new targeted proposal, focused…