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On Tuesday afternoon (Swedish time), the package was adopted by the Senate. On Thursday, he is expected to be hit in the House of Representatives, according to the AFP news agency.
“I appreciate this inter-party agreement,” announced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a statement before the Senate vote.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, and Democratic leaders in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, announced in a joint statement that they are pleased that an agreement on a package for small businesses and hospitals and tests of virus.
But both express disappointment that money is not being spent supporting local and state governments. However, Pelosi and Schumer hope that such support will be relevant in future support packages.
The current support package comes less than a month after Congress approved a $ 2 billion crisis package, an impressive $ 20 million, the largest in the country’s history. It included, among other things, cash aid for families, as well as tax relief and other business aid.
The virus pandemic has caused the US economy to slow down. More than 22 million residents have lost their jobs in the past month, Fortune magazine writes.
Speaker of the Democratic House Nancy Pelosi. Image: Andrew Harnik / AP / TT
