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Coronavirus: Chuck Schumer faces critical test as US economic stimulus hangs in balance

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Coronavirus: Chuck Schumer faces critical test as US economic stimulus hangs in balanceWhether or not the US economy sinks into a coronavirus-triggered recession comes down to Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s top Democrat who suddenly finds himself as the most powerful man in Washington.Whether or not Mr Schumer can strike a deal with the president, the man who mocks him as “Cryin’ Chuck,” and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a former Democrat, will decide the fate of a $1.6 trillion economic stimulus package that as late as Saturday evening appeared on track for quick passage in both chambers before Mr Trump signed it into law.

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