The White House is preparing to ask Congress for emergency funding as coronavirus hits the US
The Trump administration is preparing to ask Congress for an emergency funding package to battle the coronavirus.
"This stuff is always messy," said a senior administration official with direct knowledge of the matter. The Trump administration is preparing to ask Congress for an emergency funding package to battle the novel coronavirus, changing course as the global outbreak presents growing threats to the US. But the administration remained undecided on Monday on the amount of funding it would request to counter the coronavirus, which has killedand spread to at least 28 countries over the past three months. In the US, nearly three dozen coronavirus cases have been confirmed.
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