Senate Reaches Historic Deal On $2T Coronavirus Economic Rescue Package
Posted on AllSides March 25th, 2020
From The Left
Senate leaders have struck a historic deal to inject the U.S. economy with about $2 trillion in aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The deal comes after days of intense negotiations and false starts between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
McConnell, R-Ky., and Schumer, D-N.Y., announced news of a breakthrough on the Senate floor shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.
"This is a wartime level of investment into our nation," McConnell said. "The men and women of the greatest country on...
