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Coronavirus Special Report: Unpacking the latest relief package

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer hold a socially distanced press conference in the Capitol on Tuesday after the Senate passed coronavirus relief during a pro forma session.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer hold a socially distanced press conference in the Capitol on Tuesday after the Senate passed coronavirus relief during a pro forma session. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted April 21, 2020 at 6:35pm

Tonight, we examine the $483.4 billion relief package just passed by the Senate, intended to refill the coffers of small businesses and hospitals to provide for more testing. All eyes now move to the House. Also, CQ Roll Call’s Katherine Tully-McManus talks about how Republicans and Democrats are grappling with legislating in the age of COVID-19.

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