Steven Mnuchin calls on Democrats to return to talks for $1 trillion-plus relief bill

Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin urged congressional Democrats on Wednesday to come back to the bargaining table to work out a fifth coronavirus relief bill of slightly more than $1 trillion in aid for schools and small businesses.

Four days after President Trump bypassed Congress by signing executive actions to cut payroll taxes and extend unemployment benefits, Mr. Mnuchin said more needs to be done to boost the economy.

“Let’s do this,” he said on Fox Business. “There are things that we’d still like to do with additional legislation. Let’s spend a little over $1 trillion on areas of the economy that are going to be very impactful now that we can agree on.”