US Senate’s Schumer: no hurdles that can’t be overcome in coronavirus aid talks

By Susan Cornwell Posted on December 17, 2020

Senate Minority Leader Schumer speaks on a cell phone before attending a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday there are no insurmountable barriers in the current negotiations among lawmakers on coronavirus relief.

“None of the remaining hurdles cannot be overcome. Everyone is committed to achieving a result. And we will not leave until we get the job done,” Schumer said on the Senate floor.

(Reporting by Susan Cornwell; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)