国际英语资讯:McConnell says next COVID-19 relief bill to include stimulus checks, small business loans
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 21-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Majority">Majority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paycheck">Paycheck</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> (<span word="PPP">PPP</span>) <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CARES">CARES</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span>," <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2.2 <span word="trillion">trillion</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,200 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="Paycheck">Paycheck</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Funding">Funding</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PPP">PPP</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span> "<span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adrenaline">adrenaline</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sketch">sketch</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="CARES">CARES</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="float">float</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> "<span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="fragile">fragile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span>" <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carve">carve</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>.</p>
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