Republicans and Democrats unveiled a deal for more than $480 billion to replenish a small-business aid program and provide other relief funds
The top Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill said Tuesday they reached a deal with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to add $310 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program, a small-business loan program that ran out of funding last week after being deluged.
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