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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has conveyed to President Donald Trump that Senate Democrats would provide enough votes to achieve a rare bipartisan $1.8 trillion coronavirus relief package, according to a senior Democratic aide, following negotiations between the two sides. The move by the New York Democrat is in an effort to convince Trump to accept a larger package, and to avoid a government shutdown that could start on Friday. However, Trump has refused to back down from his demand for a $1.9 trillion emergency funding package for infrastructure, which Schumer opposes. Although there were some positive signs, there were still plenty of hurdles in the way of passing the bill, with some Senate Republicans pushing for additional concessions to win their support, leaving the fate of the middle-class recovery package in uncertain territory.
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