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Mnuchin would not comment on the outcome of his brief phone call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D. Calif) on Tuesday but suggested that a new $908 billion bipartisan stimulus proposal seeking to end the California Democrat’s all-or-nothing strategy was also on the table.

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Sources told The Post that the new Senate GOP bill will consist of targeted items including an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for struggling small businesses, unemployment insurance for gig workers, a $332 billion grant program for shuttered live venues and theaters, liability protection for schools and businesses, $16 billion for increased testing, $20 billion in additional farm assistance and $31 billion for vaccine development.

Popular items like another round of $1,200 stimulus checks and the $600-per-week federal boost to unemployment insurance are not included but a source familiar with the negotiations said McConnell’s bill ought to receive bipartisan support as the pandemic continues to rage.