Congress likely will not pass another coronavirus stimulus package before the Nov. 3 election, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday. 

The White House and Democrats have restarted last-ditch talks toward an elusive relief deal. Speaking in his home state of Kentucky, the Republican said “the situation’s kind of murky” as negotiators try to “elbow for political advantage.” 

“I’d like to see us rise above that like we did back in March and April, but I think that’s unlikely in the next three weeks,” he said. 

Officials in Washington have disagreed over how much money to put in a fifth pandemic aid package as economic pain for millions of Americans sharpens during a sluggish recovery. After he told his administration to pull out of talks earlier this week, President Donald Trump then renewed his push to inject trillions into the economy during his push for reelection. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would still have to strike an agreement, then write a bill expected to cost at least $1.5 trillion. The package would have to get through both the Democratic-held House and GOP-controlled Senate — where Republicans have expressed concerns about spending trillions more on the federal response to the virus.

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