Mnuchin, Meadows will report to the Republican Senate Party on Tuesday on the new relief bill COVID-19

treasury secretary Steven MnuchinSteven Terner MnuchinTrump Says He Could Not Sign the Coronavirus Bill Without On The Money Payroll Tax Cuts: Improved Unemployment Insurance Likely Expires During COVID-19 Aid Talks | Trump says he will not issue national mask mandate | Mnuchin: Most affected companies should be able to get a second PPP payment The travel industry demands specific relief amid a coronavirus pandemic MORE and chief of staff of the White House Mark MeadowsMark Randall MeadowsTrump says he couldn’t sign the coronavirus bill without the payroll tax cut Trump makes the White House the backdrop for political events. He will come to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to inform Senate Republicans of the upcoming coronavirus relief bill.

The two will meet with Republicans during their closed-door caucus lunch on Tuesday, the first time the caucus as a whole will meet since their return to Washington.

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“Mark and I will meet with the Republicans tomorrow for a luncheon to give them a full briefing, and then we will also contact the Democrats to start our discussions,” Mnuchin said, adding that they were “committed” to getting a bill made to End of the month.

In addition to a briefing with the two administration officials, who are expected to lead the talks with Congress, McConnell will begin “socializing” the bill with Senate Republicans on Tuesday, when the committee will meet for the first time. since before two weeks. July 4 recess.

Republicans are trying to close a deal with the White House on a fifth coronavirus bill as Congress faces strong pressure to act as cases increase in states across the country. Congress will be in town for a few weeks before lawmakers leave town until early September.

Lawmakers face several obstacles to reaching an agreement, including differences on how much to spend.

The Democrat-controlled House passed a roughly $ 3 billion bill in late May; McConnell and the White House have said they want a front-line figure of about $ 1 trillion, although that number could increase.

Portions of the upcoming Republican bill are already taking shape: Republicans are expected to include a five-year civil liability shield against coronavirus-related lawsuits, except in cases of gross negligence and intentional misconduct.

Meadows also told Fox News during an interview Sunday that $ 70 billion would be included for schools.

Mnuchin said Monday that they would try to incentivize return to work, including granting tax credits to help cover the cost of protective equipment.

“We will make sure we don’t pay people more money to stay home and go to work,” Mnuchin said in an apparent reference to a $ 600 per week increase in unemployment that Republicans have said they will do. not continue. The plus will expire at the end of the month.

Mnuchin also said the administration wants to include tax credits to “incentivize companies to return to work” and to buy protective equipment to ensure a safe work environment.

Democrats see the extension of unemployment benefits as a top priority in the next round of negotiations.

Senate minority leader Charles SchumerChuck Schumer How a Progressive Populist Appears to Have Overthrown Engel MJ Hegar Wins Democratic Battle to Challenge John Cornyn Dunford Withdraws from Consideration to Chair Coronavirus Oversight Panel MORE (DN.Y.) indicated in a letter to Senate Democrats on Monday that it expects the Republican Party proposal will not meet unemployment benefits.

“Unfortunately, by all reports, Senate Republicans are writing legislation that falls short in a number of vital areas, such as extending unemployment benefits or financing rental assistance, paying risk premiums to Frontline workers or investments in communities of color that are being devastated by the virus and many other necessary provisions, “he wrote.