US Senate approves new USD 480 bn pandemic relief plan
Apr 22, 2020, 03:01 IST
Washington, April 22 (AFP) The US Senate has approved a bipartisan, USD 480 billion emergency package that replenishes a depleted program to help devastated small businesses, funds hospitals and ramps up nationwide testing during the coronavirus crisis.
The measure, which passed by unanimous consent after more than a week of negotiations between Democrats, Republicans and the White House, now heads to the House of Representatives where a vote could occur as early as Thursday.
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The effort is the government's latest massive cash injection to prop up a collapsing economy amid struggles to contain a pandemic that has killed 43,000 Americans and left some 22 million people jobless. (AFP) RHL(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)