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US Senate Passes Additional Funding for Small Businesses, Hospitals

Katherine Gypson

   The U.S. Senate passed $484 billion in additional funding for small
   businesses and hospitals Tuesday, the latest in a series of
   congressional efforts to address the historic economic and public
   health crises caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

   U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted his support for the measure that
   replenishes funding for parts of the largest relief package in U.S.
   history, the $2 trillion CARES Act that lawmakers passed last month.

   "I urge the Senate and House to pass the Paycheck Protection Program
   and Health Care Enhancement Act with additional funding for PPP,
   Hospitals, and Testing. After I sign this Bill, we will begin
   discussions on the next Legislative Initiative with fiscal relief,"
   Trump wrote before the Tuesday vote.

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