said the state of play was increasingly tenuous. Standard & Poors said in a report Tuesday that the economy would be 1.5 percentage points smaller in 2021 without more aid. Many forecast the economy could shrink in the first three months of 2021 without more help. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., removes his face mask as he arrives with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and John Thune, R-S.D., right, for a news conference with other Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., removes his face mask as he arrives with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and John Thune, R-S.D., right, for a news conference with other Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
The Immediately Republican Leaders were unable to come up with a deal.
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