the House of representatives of the United States Congress by a small margin of votes against 208 199 – approved a bill to allocate three trillion dollars to fight the coronavirus and stimulation overwhelmed by the pandemic economy, according to Reuters.
Accepted may 15, a bill for 1800 pages entitled “the Law of the heroes” applies to all sectors of the economy. In particular, provides for the allocation of 500 billion dollars in aid to state governments, as well as funds for another round of direct payments to individuals and families, providing a bonus for working in dangerous conditions to health workers and other persons at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic.
“Many of them risked their lives to save people, many of them may lose their jobs because the earnings of state and local authorities during the crisis fell sharply. We do not act now – it’s irresponsible not only from a humanitarian point of view, but also irresponsible as a whole”, – said the speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi.
the Second most powerful Republican Steve Scalice urged Congress not to approve a tremendous aid package, calling it a “socialist sellout” and accused the us of economic losses China, where at the end of last year, a coronavirus. For its part, the Republican President, Donald trump has promised a veto if the document will be on the table.
According to media reports, it is unlikely that this bill will pass the Senate and be signed by the President. The white house opposes additional funds, arguing that to support the economy in the aggregate were allocated to three trillion dollars.
“the Democrats have no chance of becoming law in the form in which it was made, most likely have difficult conversations with the White house and the Senate, controlled by Republicans,” says the Associated Press.
the passage of the bill occurred after the U.S. had registered more than 85 thousand deaths from COVID-19. This is significantly higher than any other country. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy suffered a devastating blow from the outbreak of coronavirus. About 36.5 million people – more than one in five workers in the United States have applied to receive unemployment benefits since the crisis began.
