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Coronavirus Special Report: Evening update, 4/2

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reminds photographers to practice social distancing after her television interview in Russell Building as Congress remains absent due to the coronavirus.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reminds photographers to practice social distancing after her television interview in Russell Building as Congress remains absent due to the coronavirus. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

The COVID-19 pandemic is acting like a wrecking ball on the U.S. economy, as a staggering 6.6 million unemployment claims were filed last week. We turn to CQ Budget Tracker David Lerman to discuss how the 2.2 trillion stimulus package might act as a salve.

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