Washington — Talks on a new coronavirus stimulus package are set to start on Monday as the Trump administration at the weekend balked at $25bn in new funding favoured by Republican legislators to help states with coronavirus testing and contact tracing, an insider said.
Trump’s team also opposes a plan to allocate billions for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and extra funding for the Pentagon and state department to address the pandemic around the world, said a person, who was not authorised to speak publicly...
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