Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio,, left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, leave a Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
March 19, 2020
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March 19, 2020 9:25 p.m.
McConnell unveils economic rescue plan amid virus shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled a sweeping economic rescue plan Thursday to pump $1,200 direct checks to taxpayers, $300 billion for small businesses to keep idled workers on payroll and $208 billion in loans to airlines and other industries.