The Senate unanimously passed a $2.2 trillion emergency relief bill Wednesday night aimed at limiting the financial trauma that the coronavirus pandemic is inflicting on the United States, and lawmakers acted with unusual speed to produce the largest economic rescue package in the nation’s history.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Senate approves $2.2 trillion coronavirus bill aimed at slowing economic free fall
The landmark legislation will send money to all corners of the economy, from huge industries to individual Americans
By Erica Werner
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March 25, 2020 at 11:48 p.m. EDT