Bernie Sanders, 4 GOP senators threaten to hold up coronavirus stimulus bill
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference in Burlington, Vermont, U.S. March 11, 2020.
A planned Senate vote on a historic $2 trillion relief package in response to the coronavirus pandemic looked murky Wednesday as senators threatened to delay it over a key unemployment insurance proposal.
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