InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate US senators attempt to advance bill lengthening coronavirus business loan terms By financialnews_rlv83x - May 21, 2020 0 43 Negotiators in the U.S. Senate reached agreement on Thursday on legislation increasing the amount of time, to 16 weeks from the current eight-week deadline, for small businesses to use Paycheck Protection Program loans, according a Senate aide.