Senate sends sweeping $2 trillion relief package to the House

Published March 26, 2020 3:30am ET



The Senate late Wednesday unanimously passed a $2 trillion coronavirus emergency relief package, sending the measure to the House, where leaders are trying to figure out whether they can clear it for the president’s signature without summoning back all lawmakers for a roll-call vote.

The historic measure mostly earned praise from lawmakers in both parties and their leaders, who said the sweeping bill will address the most serious of the economic and health consequences of the coronavirus outbreak with a huge injection of federal dollars and lending capacity.

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