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House readies to vote on $2 trillion stimulus bill

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March 26, 2020 5:29 PM UTC

The U.S. Senate passed a $2 trillion spending package late Wednesday, which appropriates $27 billion to HHS’s Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to combat COVID-19.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed 96-0, with four senators not voting (see “Revamped Senate Stimulus Bill”)...