McCarthy says GOP leaders agree to $600 cash stimulus

• Mnuchin later issued a statement saying he had presented the details to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the president's plan includes money for state and local government and "robust liability protections for businesses, schools and universities."

Between the lines: McConnell did not include a second round of stimulus payments in the relief framework he released last week. On Tuesday, the Senate GOP leader also proposed removing both state and local aid provisions and a liability shield for businesses — the two most controversial provisions — to focus on passing what both parties agree on.

• But all of those things are in the White House proposal.

McCarthy told Axios that the thinking among the Republican leaders and the White House is that a coronavirus stimulus bill should either include more funding for state and local governments and language on liability protections, or neither.

• "We won’t move state without liability. So they’re either in it together or we drop both," McCarthy said.
• He added that President Trump agrees with that sentiment, and said he thinks the White House's proposal "is something that everyone can support."
• A spokesperson for McConnell declined to comment.