Stimulus package: Next coronavirus relief could be unveiled by end of July, Senate Republicans say as cases surge in rural areas

Senate Republicans are planning to put together a sweeping coronavirus stimulus package that will be ready by the end of July, Policy Committee Chairman Roy Blunt told reporters on Tuesday.

The bill is expected to include lifelines for health care workers and small businesses that have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, and could authorise another round of stimulus checks for American taxpayers, among several other provisions.

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