House passes $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, with Trump to sign quickly

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House passes $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, with Trump to sign quickly
By Mike Lillis - 03/27/20 01:31 PM EDT

The House on Friday passed a historic $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, overcoming 11th-hour hurdles erected by a GOP lawmaker that sent furious lawmakers across the country racing back to Washington to move the emergency legislation to President Trump's desk.

The enormous package, approved by the Senate late Wednesday night, provides hundreds of billions of dollars for the industries, small businesses, unemployed workers and health care providers hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, which has devastated economies around the world.

House Democratic leaders were able to move the package by voice vote, a rarely used procedure allowing a few members to air their objections without forcing the entire chamber to reconvene. But it didn't happen without a good dose of last-minute drama on the chamber floor.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/489852-house-passes-2-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill-with-trump-to-sign-quickly

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                                             POLITICO

Who got special deals in the stimulus and why they got them

By Caitlin Emma, Jennifer Scholtes and Theodoric Meyer

In the race to save the economy and pass the largest economic rescue package in American history, Congress still found a way to do some old-fashioned home state favors and reward key special interests.

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) managed to successfully push a minimum assistance figure for every state — $1.5 billion — to make sure small states like his weren’t left out in the legislation.

A provision for the FDA to approve “innovative” sunscreens—that happen to be made in Florence, Ky., by L’Oreal—appeared in the bill, which was steered in the Senate by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

The gaming industry wasn’t left out either: Casinos will be able to tap government loans for disaster assistance, a payback after casinos were blocked from receiving tax breaks extended to other businesses after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

As the colossal $2 trillion rescue package heads toward President Donald Trump’s desk as soon as this weekend, it’s clear that special interests and members of Congress aren’t letting the pandemic crisis go to waste.

Here’s a look at a handful of special deals, and how they got into the stimulus:

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-got-special-deals-in-the-stimulus-and-why-they-got-them/ar-BB11Ls1G?ocid=spartanntp

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 NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo does not think that $2 Trillion is enough.

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Now that it's passed I can't wait to find out what leftist garbage has been pushed through that never would pass on it's own.

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John R Parkinson @jparkABC
When @RepThomasMassie  stood to request a recorded vote, Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, who was seated in the upper gallery near the press, said out loud: "Shut the f-ck up" towards Massie, per @MKhan47
 

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Massie defiant, criticizes leaders for preventing him from speaking on floor
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/489889-massie-defiant-criticizes-leaders-for-preventing-him-from-speaking-on-floor

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'Tough SOBs': Brian Mast earns applause for speech honoring US response to coronavirus

'Tough SOBs': Brian Mast earns applause for speech honoring US response to coronavirus
by Madison Dibble
 | March 27, 2020 02:20 PM


Rep. Brian Mast earned applause from his colleagues after a rousing speech prior to the House vote to approve the coronavirus economic relief package.

Mast, a Florida Republican, urged his fellow members of Congress to approve the $2.2 trillion economic relief package from the House floor on Friday. During his speech, he lauded the people of the United States for their response to the pandemic.

"I would rather die than see my country stumble or fall. And by God, I mean that, and I don’t think I’m the only one in this body that feels this way. And I’m worried that as a result of a virus that was born in the disgusting market in Wuhan, China, that was hidden from the world that our country may stumble," Mast said.

"But I can tell you that that worry has subsided quickly for me as I looked around my own community and realized again that Americans are a salty group of tough SOBs that are defeated by absolutely nothing. And this isn’t going to defeat us either," he continued.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tough-sobs-brian-mast-earns-applause-for-speech-honoring-us-response-to-coronavirus