US DEMOCRATS TURN DOWN A REPUBLICAN DEMAND TO SPLIT BIDEN'S $1.9 TRILLION RESCUE PLAN

Highlights

• US Democrats turn down the demand made by Republicans regarding splitting $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan announced by the President Joe Biden into smaller chunks

• Democrats have said the sky-rocketing unemployment figures and crippling US economy have left them unwilling to waste time courting Republican support that won’t materialise

• At present, the United States has repor....