Stimulus package: More money for small businesses could have to wait weeks, Pelosi indicates

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned that Congress may not pass another round of funding for a key small business payroll relief programme for another week or two, even though the programme is set to run out of money on Thursday.Ms Pelosi told reporters on Thursday that she hopes an interim relief bill that would include money for the Treasury Department’s paycheck protection programme (PPP) could pass Congress “by the end of the month.”