WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged Congress to appropriate more money to combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, saying at a hearing Tuesday that he was ready to sit down with Democratic leaders to resume negotiations at any time. For more than a month since key provisions of the landmark Cares Act expired, Democrats and Republicans have been at loggerheads over the size and content of another relief package. House Democrats in May proposed an additional $3.5 trillion of relief, while Senate Republicans...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 01, 2020 19:27 UTC