WASHINGTON (AP) - The House kicked off debate on a $2.2 trillion package to ease the coronavirus pandemic's devastating toll on the U.S.
economy and health care system on Friday, even as a maverick conservative threatened to delay passage until most lawmakers return to Washington for a vote.
That left many angry lawmakers scrambling to return to the nation's capital amid a pandemic in which Americans have been urged to self-quarantine or keep their distance from one another.
As the House gaveled into session Friday morning, there was no doubt that, one way or the other, the chamber would eventually give final congressional approval to the largest economic relief package in U.S.