House, Senate strike deal on $8.3 billion funding package to combat coronavirus
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/04/coronavirus-house-senate-strike-deal-8-3-billion-package/4944629002/Leaders from the Democrat-controlled House and GOP-led Senate came to a compromise deal Wednesday that will provide $8.3 billion to both combat the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. and help treat those affected, according to a House Democratic aide.
The number is more than triple the amount President Donald Trump originally asked for last month.
The package includes more than $3 billion for research and the development of vaccines and $2.2 billion that will help in prevention, preparedness and responding to the threat of the virus, the aide said.
It also includes an important caveat that Democrats and Republicans had been bickering about for days: Providing more than $300 million to ensure that whenever a vaccine is developed, Americans will be able to receive it even if they cannot pay for it, the aide said. ...
