Trump Signs $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus After Swift Congressional Votes

Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Laurie Kellman, Darlene Superville, Denver Post: Politics
Fri, 03/27/2020 - 1:36pm

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic. Acting with unity and resolve unseen since the 9/11 attacks, Washington moved urgently to stem an economic free fall caused by widespread restrictions meant to slow the spread of the virus that have shuttered schools, closed businesses and brought American life in many places to a virtual standstill. “This will deliver urgently needed relief,” Trump said as he signed the bill in the Oval Office, flanked only by Republican lawmakers.

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