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Senate leaders have unanimously passed
a historic $2 trillion deal to provide economic relief for Americans,
businesses and the health care industry in response to the growing
coronavirus pandemic.
There was some drama on Capitol Hill on
Wednesday, as a a small group of Republican senators objected at the
last minute to certain unemployment provisions. But there was wide
support for the bill across both parties as well as from Treasury
Secretary Steven Mnuchin and President Trump.
The legislation expands on a Republican proposal issued last week called the CARES Act — the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
The comprehensive aid package includes direct payments to Americans,
an expansion of unemployment insurance and billions in aid to large and
small businesses.
Earlier in the day, Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell said no policy will fully end the economic hardship
faced by the country as long as public health concerns require that much
of the country stay closed.
"This isn't even a stimulus package," he said. "It is emergency relief. Emergency relief. That's what this is."
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