JUST IN: The Senate has passed a roughly $480 billion relief package that includes new funding for small businesses, along with other priorities like money for hospitals and expanded coronavirus testing. The deal now goes to the House for approval.
The Senate passed the package by a voice vote, meaning most senators would not need to return to Washington, DC, during the pandemic. The bill goes to the House, which is expected to vote on the package Thursday.The total price tag of the bill is approximately $484 billion. The full legislative text has not been formally released, but CNN obtained a copy of the bill, which runs 25 pages long.
" The President indicated that negotiators will deal with additional funding for state and local governments -- which Democrats had wanted to see included in the funding being approved in the Senate on Tuesday -- in the next legislative package for coronavirus relief. "After I sign this Bill, we will begin discussions on the next Legislative Initiative with fiscal relief ...
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