House passes $3 trillion coronavirus aid bill opposed by Donald Trump
The bill includes help for state governments and another round of direct payments to Americans to help stimulate the economy

The House of Representatives has narrowly approved a $3 trillion bill crafted by Democrats but opposed by Donald Trump that would provide more aid for fighting the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy.

By a vote of 208-199, Democrats won passage of a bill that Republican leaders, who control the Senate, and the president, have vowed to block, despite some Republican support for provisions aimed at helping state and local governments.

But the measure could trigger a new round of negotiations with congressional Republicans and Mr Trump, who have been talking about the need for new business liability protections in the age of coronavirus or additional tax cuts. Democrats oppose both of those ideas.

Following the vote, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced that May 27-28 would be set aside for voting on some sort of coronavirus-related bill if one is ready by then. He provided no details on the contents of such a bill.
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The 1,800-page relief bill passed on Friday, called the Heroes Act, would extend to all corners of the United States economy. It includes $500 billion in aid to struggling state governments, another round of direct payments to people and families to help stimulate the economy, and hazard pay for healthcare workers and others on the front line of the pandemic.


"Many of them have risked their lives to save lives and many of them may lose their jobs" as state and local government revenues plummet during the crisis, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during a day-long debate.

The No 2 Republican, Steve Scalise, urged the House to defeat the huge bill, calling it a "socialist giveaway" and blaming China, where the coronavirus emerged late last year, for the suffering brought by the pandemic.

Passage of the bill came as the US has recorded more than 85,000 deaths from Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The number of US coronavirus cases and deaths far outpace any other country.

Earlier on Friday the House also approved a change in its rules to allow members to temporarily cast their votes by proxy during the crisis if Ms Pelosi deems it necessary.


The Democratic initiative, which was opposed by Republicans, marked an historic shift for Congress which had never before allowed lawmakers to cast votes from anywhere but the House chamber.

It came as Congress struggles to function amid the pandemic, with members mainly sheltering at home in an effort to help stop the spread of the virus.

Under the new proxy-voting rules, House members could cast votes from remote locations.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/16/house-passes-3tn-coronavirus-aid-bill-opposed-donald-trump/

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Indeed we are a poor Nation.

The House of Representatives has narrowly approved a $3 trillion bill crafted by Democrats but opposed by Donald Trump that would provide more aid for fighting the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy

They are still playing politics with this.

Hian

Everytime I see more reasons why our citizens flock out of the country, when the price of oil was high ,the citizens never benefitted ,not now when the price of oil may reduce to it's greatest minimum in history

United States of gbese, US is going to issue out bonds again while China would buy such bonds sharp sharp

Last Last we all owe china "bigly" whether development loan from China EXIM bank or Bond


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Imagine a direct pay to every citizens. Meanwhile Nigerian government is distributing audio palliative and feeding audio school children.

Most of this money will be burrowed yet pilling up the already overblown dept budden

Most do not know that as a dept profile of over $20t making it the most dept ravaged country in the world

A country where things are working.