Coronavirus emergency funding is just getting started

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Coronavirus emergency funding is just getting started

CQ Budget, ep. 147

A box of tissues and a bottle of Purell hand sanitizer sit on the desk in the Senate Reception Room in the Capitol. — A box of tissues and a bottle of Purell hand sanitizer sit on the desk in the Senate Reception Room in the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Micaela Rodríguez

Posted March 9, 2020 at 5:56pm

Funding for managing the coronavirus has been passed and signed by President Trump, but it appears to be just the beginning as the outbreak affects more people. CQ Roll Call health care reporter Andrew Siddons joins the podcast to talk about how the money will be used, and what additional steps Congress might take to stimulate the economy and help those hit by the virus.

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