With rare bipartisanship and speed, Washington is about to deliver massive, unprecedented legislation to speed help to people and businesses as the new coronavirus pandemic takes a devastating toll on the U.S.
economy and health-care system. The House is set to pass the sprawling $2.2-trillion measure on Friday morning after an extraordinary 96-0 Senate vote late Wednesday.
President Donald Trump marvelled at the unanimity Thursday and is eager to sign the package into law. The relief can hardly come soon enough.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday the economy “may well be in recession” already, and the government reported a shocking 3.3-million burst of weekly jobless claims, more than four times the previous record.