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March 24, 2020

U.S. Senate, Treasury Sec. Could Soon Agree to a $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package
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In Washington, D.C., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Treasury
Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Monday night they are close to a $2
trillion deal and expect to come to an agreement sometime this morning.
Earlier Monday, Senate Democrats again blocked a coronavirus relief
bill, which they said did not have enough worker protections and created
a slush fund to bail out companies. When asked who would provide
oversight for corporate bailouts at Monday night's press briefing, Trump
responded, "I'll be the oversight." The hashtag #Not Dying4Wall Street
is trending on Twitter. Calls have been mounting to allow remote voting
so that lawmakers can avoid gathering and potentially spreading the
virus. Meanwhile Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar unveiled
a bill to cancel $30,000 of student debt for all borrowers during the
crisis.


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