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By Susan Cornwell and David Lawder | Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON \u2013 Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a $1 trillion coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House, paving the way for talks with Democrats on how to help Americans as expanded unemployment benefits for millions of workers expire this week.<\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the proposal a \u201ctailored and targeted\u201d plan focused on getting children back to school and employees back to work and protecting corporations from lawsuits, while slashing the expiring supplemental unemployment benefits of $600 a week by two-thirds.<\/p>\n

The plan sparked immediate opposition from both Democrats and Republicans. Democrats decried it as too limited compared to their $3 trillion proposal that passed the House of Representatives in May, while some Republicans called it too expensive.<\/p>\n

McConnell said the package would include direct $1,200 payments to Americans, as well as incentives for the manufacture of personal protective equipment in the United States, rather than China.<\/p>\n

It also includes $190 billion for loans to help small businesses, and $100 billion for loans to businesses that operate seasonally or in low-income areas.<\/p>\n

Republicans want to reduce the expanded unemployment benefit from the current $600 per week, which is in addition to state unemployment payments and expires on Friday, to $200 in addition to state unemployment.<\/p>\n

After two months, states would pay unemployed people a total of 70% of their previous wages, but only to a maximum of $500 per week, less than half of what many workers have been getting.<\/p>\n

The supplemental unemployment has been a financial lifeline for laid-off workers and a key support for consumer spending. The extra funds \u2013 exceeding the former wages of some workers \u2013 have been a sticking point for many Republicans, who say they encourage Americans to stay home rather than go back to work.<\/p>\n

Democrats, in turn, have decried the Republican delay in writing more legislation as confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases passed the 4 million mark. The pandemic has killed roughly 150,000 people in the United States.<\/p>\n

Liability protections and defense spending<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Democratic-led House in May passed its $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill known as the \u201cHEROES Act,\u201d but the Republican-led Senate refused to consider it.<\/p>\n

McConnell on Monday called the House bill a \u201csocialist manifesto\u201d and urged Democrats to work with Republicans on their plan, called the \u201cHEALS Act.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have one foot in the pandemic and one foot in the recovery,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cThe American people need more help. They need it to be comprehensive, and they need it to be carefully tailored to this crossroads.\u201d<\/p>\n

The proposal included \u201cstrong legal liability protection\u201d for corporations, a top Republican priority.<\/p>\n

It includes nearly $30 billion for the military and defense industry, in addition to nearly $760 billion already enacted for defense this year \u2013 including more than $10 billion in previous coronavirus relief bills.<\/p>\n

Immediate opposition from some of McConnell\u2019s fellow Republicans, as well as from Democrats, signaled a tough round of negotiations ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe answer to these challenges will not simply be shoveling cash out of Washington. The answer to these challenges will be getting people back to work,\u201d Republican Senator Ted Cruz told reporters.<\/p>\n

Some Republicans had complained about the high price tag. The federal government has already spent $3.7 trillion to cushion the economic blow from pandemic-forced shutdowns.<\/p>\n

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said the Republican plan did too little, too slowly, to help Americans facing joblessness and eviction. \u201cThe Republican plan is weak tea, when our problems need a much stronger brew,\u201d Schumer said.<\/p>\n

He said many states had warned they would have a hard time implementing unemployment changes. Many Americans waited weeks for previous coronavirus benefits, as outmoded state computer systems adjusted.<\/p>\n

Democrats had warned they would oppose a Republican proposal to protect businesses and schools from liability lawsuits as they reopen with the coronavirus pandemic still raging.<\/p>\n

The Republican proposal also includes measures not directly related to the COVID-19 outbreak, including $1.8 billion for construction of a new FBI headquarters in Washington, something championed by President Donald Trump, who owns a hotel across the street from the current building.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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