US Democrats Unveil $3 Trillion Virus Relief Package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, arrives at a news conference to deliver a statement on the Heroes Act aid package introduced by House democrats, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill, in Washington D.C. The legislation provides nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, and “hazard pay” for essential workers affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.
President Donald Trump has also said recently that he is against rushing through new coronavirus legislation.They including a massive, $2.2 trillion rescue package in March known as the Cares Act, and a $483 billion measure to pump funds into a popular loan program for small businesses devastated by lockdowns.
“We face the biggest catastrophe in our nation’s history,” Pelosi, Washington’s top Democrat, said in introducing the bill.“If we don’t, it will cost more in lives and livelihoods later. Not acting is the most expensive course.”“What Nancy Pelosi is proposing will never pass the Senate,” Senator John Barrasso told reporters.
Pelosi spoke to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic and its effects on the US economy and society at large, and took issue with Republicans who have urged a “pause” on new emergency measures.
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