US senators failed to pass a motion to advance fiscal stimulus legislation worth nearly $2tn to help America weather the coronavirus pandemic, after congressional Democrats said it gave big business an overly generous bailout.
Only 47 of 100 senators voted in favour of the procedural motion when 60 were needed.
The vote in the upper chamber of Congress on Sunday evening marked a setback for the chances of quick passage. But negotiations among White House officials and congressional leaders from both parties were continuing, raising hopes that a deal could still be struck in the coming hours.
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