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GOP leaders hit brakes on virus aid as governors seek help

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WASHINGTON – As governors plead for aid, Republican leaders in Congress said Saturday they prefer replenishing a $350 billion small business program rather than negotiate the broader coronavirus package Democrats are pushing with the White House.

In a joint statement, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said they will seek “clean” funding for the Payroll Protection Program without tacking on $250 billion for health care providers or cash-strapped states as Democrats want. “American workers are in crisis,” they wrote.

The Republicans said they “reject Democrats’ reckless threat to continue blocking job-saving funding unless we renegotiate unrelated programs which are not in similar peril.” The

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