Bipartisan group of senators unveils virus relief proposal

WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan group of lawmakers has unveiled a proposal for Covid-19 relief as Congress searches for a final agreement.

The proposal unveiled Monday includes billions of dollars for businesses, the unemployed and for schools, along with money for vaccine distribution.

It also includes $160 billion for state and local governments and provisions shielding businesses from lawsuits related to the virus.

But the path forward is unclear. Congressional leaders and Trump administration officials are trying to negotiate a final solution to virus relief and government funding.

There’s a hoped-for deadline of midnight Friday to deliver a completed package to President Donald Trump.