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Lawmakers Strike Deal for More Than $7 Billion to Fight Coronavirus in Huge Smackdown of Trump
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have agreed to a deal to triple the amount of funding needed to fight the impending coronavirus pandemic.
According to CNBC and The Hill the spending package will deliver $7.76 billion in emergency spending to wage war on COVID-19.
It is a smackdown of President Donald Trump’s paltry $2.5 billion proposal and a clear vote of no confidence in his handling of the crisis.
The House could vote on the bill as early as today.
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