The Senate will vote on this same day the emergency aid package for 2.2 billion dollars.
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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, assured this Wednesday that he will sign the legislative package to address the economic impact generated by the pandemic of the new coronavirus as soon as it is approved in Congress.
The Senate will vote on this same day the emergency aid package for 2.2 billion dollars. In this context, the US president stressed that, if necessary, he will request more financing to achieve the country’s recovery in the midst of the crisis.
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The White House tenant hopes the measures will sustain the US economy for a long period. “I hope for a long time. We’ll see. And if we have to go back [al Congreso], we have to go back“he stressed.
After the results in the Senate, the legislation will be sent to the House of Representatives, from where they assured that they will vote no later than 24 hours after their presentation. “I encourage the House to pass this vital legislation and send the bill to my desk for signature without delay. I will sign it immediately“Trump said about it.
The package plans to spend $ 500 billion on the industries most affected by the pandemic and a similar sum to make direct payments of up to $ 3,000 to American families. It also includes $ 350 billion in loans for small businesses, $ 250 billion in unemployment aid and $ 75 billion for hospitals.
In U.S.A. coronavirus cases have accelerated. The number of infected has reached this Tuesday, March 24, at 49,768, the third country with the most positives after China and Italy.
In addition, 600 people have died from this virus, 125 of them in New York.
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