Congress returned to work Saturday in a rare weekend session to try to pass coronavirus relief legislation in time for Christmas. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he's been in productive discussions with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, but they still have not reached a final agreement. "The American people cannot feed their families, or pay their bills with Congress' good faith discussion," McConnell said Saturday morning on the Senate floor. TRUMP SIGNS 2-DAY STOPGAP BILL ALLOWING CONGRESS MORE TIME TO NEGOTIATE CORONAVIRUS RELIEFHoyer, Pelosi and Schumer blamed the delay on a proposal from Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., to end Federal Reserve emergency lending programs. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"We've given ourselves already an extension to finish our work," Schumer, D-N.Y., said Saturday.

Source: Fox News December 19, 2020 16:27 UTC