Trump signs $8.3B emergency coronavirus package
COVID-19, Policy
Trump signs $8.3B emergency coronavirus package
March 6, 2020
Trump signs $8.3B emergency coronavirus package
President Donald Trump today signed the $8.3 billion emergency funding package Congress swiftly cleared, triggering the flow of cash to federal agencies and states working to combat a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S.
The bill provides a total of $7.7 billion in new discretionary spending and authorizes an additional $490 million in mandatory spending through a Medicare change.
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