Senate sends COVID-19 spending bill to Trump on 96-1 vote
By Brandi Buchman (Courthouse News)March 5, 2020
WASHINGTON (CN) – The Senate voted 96-1 on Thursday to approve an $8.3 billion emergency aid package to combat the coronavirus outbreak, sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk. The president is expected to sign off on the package no later than Friday. The funding aimed at expediting the response to the outbreak couldn’t come soon enough: the U.S. death toll … [Read more...] about Senate sends COVID-19 spending bill to Trump on 96-1 vote