Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., returns to her office after meeting with fellow Democrats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. President Donald Trump says his administration will ask Congress to pass payroll tax relief as he looks to calm financial markets' fears over the impact of the coronavirus epidemic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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March 10, 2020 6:56 p.m.
On virus response, Trump pitches tax relief to wary Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's proposed payroll tax break met with bipartisan resistance Tuesday on Capitol Hill as pressure mounts on the administration and Congress to work more vigorously to contain the coronavirus outbreak and respond to the financial fallout.