The Senate unanimously passed a $2.2 trillion emergency deal

By 1600 Daily

The American people have heroically joined forces and stepped up to help defeat the Coronavirus. But this outbreak has left American workers and small business owners in immediate need of financial relief.

The CARES Act, as it’s called, will provide just that:

$1,200 direct payments to middle-class Americans, plus $500 for each child—a total of $3,400 for a family of four
 

$100 billion in direct support to our hospital systems, first responders, and health care workers
 

$370+ billion to small business owners to keep employees on the payroll
 

Delays federal student loan payments for the next 6 months

“As we fight to protect American lives, we’re also protecting American livelihoods,” the President said during yesterday’s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing. “I encourage the House to pass this vital legislation and send the bill to my desk for signature. Without delay, I will sign it immediately.”

The Coronavirus has put both America and the entire world through an unprecedented medical crisis. But from the beginning of the outbreak, President Trump took clear and decisive action, immediately putting life-saving travel restrictions in place and forging a partnership between the Federal government and private sector to take on this challenge together.

Today, those efforts continued as the President participated in a video teleconference with fellow G20 leaders to address global needs. Later, he and Vice President Mike Pence held another teleconference with our nation’s Governors to continue supporting local response efforts.

As of March 26, 2020

In the United States, there have been 68,440 confirmed cases of COVID-19 detected through U.S. public health surveillance systems in 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands.