Coronavirus Special Report: Evening update, 3/18
The president called himself a wartime president, and the Senate passed a second stimulus bill. It now turns to a $1 trillion economic stimulus plan put forward by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. We’ll break down what’s in the new plan, and what the government is and isn’t doing to help hospitals and first responders.
Show Notes:
- Senate clears coronavirus aid package, with more to come
- Census delays all in-person counting efforts through April 1 due to coronavirus
- Nurses, doctors exposed to COVID-19 who miss work may lose their job under aid bill
- Shortage of supplies for virus leads Trump to invoke war powers