Stimulus Deal Falters as McConnell Signals Republican Resistance

AdvertisementSupported byAides to the senate majority leader privately warned that most Republicans would be unlikely to support an emerging compromise on liability protections and state and local funding.By Emily CochraneWASHINGTON — Efforts to reach a year-end agreement on a stimulus package to prop up the shuddering economy faltered on Thursday as aides to Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, signaled privately that most Republicans were unlikely to endorse an emerging bipartisan compromise without changes.In discussions with other congressional leaders, Mr. McConnell’s advisers expressed concern that Republicans could not accept liability protections for businesses that they consider too limited or funding for state and local governments that they have long resisted.