House Republican leader: still no deal on more coronavirus money for small U.S. businesses

[April 20, 2020]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said on Monday there was still no deal on a funding measure that would provide more relief for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to the media after a meeting in the office of House U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to wrap up work on coronavirus economic aid legislation, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert - RC25PF9NX45Y/File Photo

"We could have been done yesterday, but the Democrats continue to hold up, even though we had agreed to all the numbers," McCarthy, the minority leader for the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, told Fox News.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Lisa Lambert)

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