Washington, The US House of Representatives passed a sweeping $3 trillion coronavirus relief package Friday that includes funds for state and local governments reeling from COVID-19-related closures and additional direct payments to individuals.<\/p>\n
The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act cleared the Democrat-controlled House by a 208-199 vote.<\/p>\n
Fourteen Democrats opposed the bill and one Republican voted in favor.<\/p>\n
The bill now heads to the Republican-controlled Senate where it has already been called dead on arrival.<\/p>\n
“DOA. Dead on arrival. Of course, Nancy Pelosi knows that,” US President Donald Trump on Wednesday according to Anadolu news.<\/p>\n
In addition to providing state, local and tribal with $1 trillion, the bill would give Americans an additional $1,200 in direct payments, create a $200 billion fund to ensure essential workers receive hazard pay and create a separate $175 billion fund to aid individuals needing help paying rent and mortgages.<\/p>\n
It would also extend unemployment benefits as the US grapples with jobless rates not seen since the Great Depression that began in 1929.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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