nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||Deal Nears On COVID Relief After Senators Clear Major Hurdle||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., forecasted a vote would take place in both chambers on Sunday.

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., seen here on Capitol Hill in May, had proposed curbing the Federal Reserve’s ability to offer emergency loans.

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