⁍ Senate Republicans proposed a $1 trillion coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House.

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⁍ It paves the way for talks with Democrats on how to help Americans as expanded unemployment benefits for millions of workers expire this week.

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⁍ The plan sparked immediate opposition from both Democrats and Republicans.

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– “We have one foot in the pandemic and one foot in the recovery,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says. “The American people need more help. They need it to be comprehensive, and they need it to be carefully tailored to this crossroads.” McConnell on Monday unveiled a $1 trillion plan to help Americans affected by the deadly coronavirus, as well as protect businesses and schools from liability lawsuits, the AP reports. The Senate majority leader says the plan, which is being negotiated with the White House, is a “Democrat and targeted” one that will help “the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs over the last year,” Reuters reports. The $1 trillion plan includes around $1,200 in payments to Americans, $190 billion for loans to small businesses, $100 billion for loans to businesses that operate in low-income areas, and $30 billion in incentives for the manufacture of personal protective equipment in the US, rather than China. It also includes $1.8 billion for the construction of a new FBI headquarters in Washington, DC. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer calls the plan “weak tea, when our problems need a much stronger brew.”