Restaurant Industry Calls for Direct Relief in Covid Stimulus

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers plans to unveil a $908 billion coronavirus pandemic relief plan on Monday, although one of the negotiators said there’s “no guarantee” Congress will pass it.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed developments on federal funding, including pandemic relief, during a roughly half-hour phone call on Sunday and agreed to speak again on Monday, Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said on Twitter.

In the latest bid to break months of deadlock over a stimulus or relief bill, the lawmakers will present language for two separate bills, a person familiar with the talks said. One proposal for $748 billion in spending will include all provisions other than state and local aid and liability protections for employers. The second bill will have two provisions that have deeply divided leaders on both parties -- $160 billion in state and local aid allocated through a needs-based system, and liability provisions.

Splitting the plan into two parts reflects the depth of partisan divisions even as the negotiators from both parties attempt to build consensus on a broad plan that could be used in leadership negotiations for a final bill. It’s unlikely all members who negotiated the plan will sign onto both of the measures, the person said.

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