DC officials outraged by coronavirus relief package giving $750M more to states

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Washington, D.C., may have a larger population than Wyoming crammed into 68 square miles, but the nation’s capital received less than half as much aid in the coronavirus relief package.

Several local leaders lamented the fact that the economic relief bill making its way through Congress allocates only $500 million to the city while each state gets at least $1.25 billion, a difference of $750 million.

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