Schumer, Pelosi urge paid sick leave for individuals impacted by coronavirus
By Jordain Carney - 03/08/20 08:30 PM EDT
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) are laying down an early marker for any potential economic legislative package as anxiety about the coronavirus has roiled the stock market.
Pelosi and Schumer, in a joint statement, laid out a list of demands that should be included in any economic package, including paid sick leave, bolstering unemployment insurance and "widespread and free" testing for the coronavirus.
“We are hoping to work with the administration on a coordinated, government-wide plan to respond to the coronavirus," the two Democratic leaders said. "However, President Trump continues to manufacture needless chaos within his administration, and it is hampering the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak."
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