Schumer calls for ‘war’ against pandemic with $750B package

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday he is preparing legislation in response to the coronavirus pandemic that would help hospitals, expand unemployment and health insurance, and assist small businesses, a proposal his office says is meant to “wage war” against the virus.

“We will need big, bold, urgent federal action to deal with this crisis,” said Schumer in a statement on Monday.

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