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March 27, 2020

House to Vote on Record-Shattering $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package
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The House of Representatives is voting today on a $2.2 trillion
emergency relief bill to address the economic crisis caused by the
pandemic. The bill will generate payments to most Americans and includes
protections for workers, but it is also a massive bailout for a number
of industries and corporations. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the
measure would receive "strong bipartisan support," but not unanimous
consent as it did in the Senate earlier this week. Republican
Congressmember Thomas Massie of Kentucky is considering a procedural
move that could delay passage to the weekend.

This vote comes as a record-shattering 3.28 million Americans filed for
unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus crisis idled huge
sections of the U.S. economy. After headlines, we'll get an update on
the relief package from Congressmember Ilhan Omar and author Matt
Stoller, who argues the coronavirus relief bill "could turn into a
corporate coup if we aren't careful."


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