U.S. Response to Coronavirus Tops $2 Trillion: BGOV OnPoint

April 1, 2020, 4:25 PM UTC

A $2 trillion package of tax breaks, business loans, and health-care assistance is the latest, but likely not the last, legislative response to the coronavirus pandemic.

President Donald Trump signed the third package (Public Law 116-136) into law on March 27.

Democrats and the administration are already identifying priorities for a fourth package. There’s bipartisan interest in infrastructure, which Trump said should receive an additional $2 trillion investment. Democrats also want to tackle underfunded pensions, protections for health-care workers, and more tax changes, among other policies.

The first two virus response laws (Public Law 116-127 and Public ...

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