U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is flanked by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) as she speaks during a signing ceremony after the House of Representatives approved a $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid package at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Washington [US], Mar 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a USD 2 trillion coronavirus (COVID-19) rescue package, which will head to President Donald Trump for signature. The economic aid package, which passed by voice vote, will provide funding for companies, local governments, and cash for ordinary Americans.
The bill comes a day after the United States surpassed China as the world leader in confirmed coronavirus cases. The Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security (CARE) bill includes $850 billion in aid to companies impacted by the pandemic and $1.15 trillion to fund state and city programs, employment insurance plans and money for Americans. Congress recently passed two other coronavirus emergency relief bills totaling $113 billion.
The United States has almost 93,000 confirmed coronavirus cases with 1,380 deaths of the disease, Johns Hopkins University revealed on its website on Friday. The US has earlier overtaken China as the country with the largest number of infections with the novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19 ).
