A number of Republicans are urging congressional leadership to cancel the upcoming one-week recess so lawmakers can stay in Washington, D.C., and work to address the coronavirus outbreak.

Three GOP senators, in separate statements, called on Congress to stay in town to put together a package amid growing concerns about the widespread outbreak that has roiled the economy.

“Due to the need to work on additional efforts to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, the Senate should cancel its recess and remain in session next week,” Sen. Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Democratic senator calls for eliminating filibuster, expanding Supreme Court if GOP fills vacancy What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies MORE (R-Maine) tweeted.

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Due to the need to work on additional efforts to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, the Senate should cancel its recess and remain in session next week. — Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) March 12, 2020

Sen. Thom Tillis Thomas (Thom) Roland TillisWhat Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Chamber of Commerce endorses McSally for reelection Airline job cuts loom in battleground states MORE (R-N.C.) added that “Congress needs to cancel its recess and stay in session so we can work together in a bipartisan fashion to address the coronavirus pandemic.”

Our nation’s leaders must cast aside partisan politics and put the health of our country first. Congress needs to cancel its recess and stay in session so we can work together in a bipartisan fashion to address the coronavirus pandemic. — Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) March 12, 2020

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Sen. Ben Sasse Benjamin (Ben) Eric SasseChamber of Commerce endorses McSally for reelection Ben Sasse is mistaken with idea for the election of senators in America Big Ten football to return in October MORE (R-Neb.) issued a similar call.

“The Senate ought to keep working on the people’s business — both addressing the obvious deficiencies in our diagnostic testing pipeline, and debating the President’s call last night for economic legislation. The Senate has work to do, let’s get to it,” he said in a statement.

The calls for McConnell to cancel the break comes as senators are preparing to leave Washington as soon as Thursday for a one-week break.

The House is poised to vote on a new coronavirus package on Thursday. Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi: Ginsburg successor must uphold commitment to 'equality, opportunity and justice for all' Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Pelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg MORE (D-Calif.) is still negotiating with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin over potential changes to the language.

McConnell has largely deferred the negotiations with Democrats to Mnuchin, signaling he could support something if the White House is on board.

But he panned the House bill as originally drafted, suggesting that it could not pass the Senate.

“Unfortunately, it appears at this hour that the Speaker and House Democrats instead chose to produce an ideological wish list that was not tailored closely to the circumstances," McConnell said.

The calls to cancel the recess comes amid growing anxiety about the coronavirus within the Capitol.

New restrictions are set to go into effect later Thursday that will limit public access to the building.