Monday Sunrise Briefing: No deal yet on U.S. economic rescue
Mar 23, 2020
3 minutes
A huge economic rescue bill in Congress careened off track Sunday. On Saturday, Republicans and Democrats said they were nearing agreement after marathon talks on the approximately $2 trillion package to help Americans. But by Sunday night, the cooperation had slipped. The disagreement is reportedly over the balance between helping families, workers, and healthcare providers vs. helping corporations.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the plan would give workers and businesses assistance to cover payrolls for the next 10 weeks; unemployment insurance; and a one-time “bridge payment” of about
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