House Speaker Nancy Pelosi exits the House Chamber of the US Capitol amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. - US House Democrats will aim to pass a record $3 trillion coronavirus response package on May 15 to fund the fight ( OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images ) WASHINGTON - Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S.
economy in free fall and a health care system struggling to contain a pandemic still pummeling the country. The 208-199 vote, over strong Republican opposition, advances what boils down to a campaign-season display of Democratic economic and health-care priorities.