US Senate passes $8.3bn emergency spending bill to fight coronavirus
05 March 2020 - 22:06
Washington — The Senate passed a $7.8bn emergency coronavirus spending bill on Thursday, sending it to President Donald Trump, who has called the plan “great news” and is expected to sign it.
The vote was 96-1. The House passed the measure a day earlier on a 415-2 vote...
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