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applegrove

(118,492 posts)
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 02:55 PM Mar 2020

So when it comes to business, GOP can 'get her done' in 10 days. Coronavirus

not so much.

House Approves $2 Trillion Relief Package

March 27, 2020 at 1:34 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 181 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/27/house-approves-2-trillion-relief-package/

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“Congress gave final approval on Friday to the largest economic stimulus package in modern American history, a $2 trillion measure designed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and deliver direct payments and jobless benefits for individuals, money for states and a huge bailout fund for businesses battered by the crisis,” the New York Times reports.

“The House approved the measure by voice vote, after leaders in both parties deflected an effort by Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican with a penchant for using procedural maneuvers to try to block legislation, to force recorded vote requiring lawmakers to register their positions individually. It now heads to President Trump’s desk, where he is expected to sign it.”

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