The Trump administration is eyeing an opportunity to pass a slimmed-down coronavirus aid package in coming days as House lawmakers return to Washington for a vote on Postal Service funding, according to a top White House official. The revised measure would represent a scaled-back version of the $1 trillion HEALS Act introduced by Republicans at the end of July. Democrats have offered to come down $1 trillion from the roughly $3 trillion package the House passed in May. But the White House and Republican leaders want to keep the price tag closer to $1 trillion amid growing concerns over the nation's growing deficit. "It was clear the White House, for some reason, they wanted to go into their convention blaming Democrats."

Source: Fox News August 19, 2020 20:37 UTC