US: negotiators reached a deal on $2-trillion coronavirus rescue package

Last updated on February 23rd, 2023 at 11:11 am

On Wednesday, Trump administration and the senators have agreed on a deal on financial stimulus bill to reduce the fiscal impact of the coronavirus flare-up, the negotiators expressed. A move proposed to help companies and Americans come of the sudden jolt to the U.S. economy.

It took five days of intense meetings between senators and the White House. The last phases of the negotiations concentrated on placing conditions on corporate loans backstopped by the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve, for example, limiting official compensation and stock buybacks for businesses that require taxpayer-funded support, as indicated by an assistant familiarized with the talks, CNBC reports.

Senator Mitch McConnell stated during a discourse on Wednesday, pledging that the senate would pass the fund package later in the day. “This is a wartime level of investment into our country,” “The people of the greatest nation on the globe are going to defeat the coronavirus and restore our future,” he included.

Congress is feeling the pressure of quickly passing the deal and hopes to comfort both the business sectors and Americans battling the spread of the covid-19.

The deal incorporates a $500 billion for corporate liquidity programs via the Federal Reserve, a $100 billion for the hospitals, a $367 billion for the small business loans program, and $150 billion for local governments and the states, The Politico published.

It will likewise provide a one-time check of $1,200 to people with no or little tax liability and get the same amount.

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Senator Chuck Schumer and his team invested many hours in finalizing the language and working out the remaining major points.

The Democrats had criticized the initial proposal and called it a slush fund.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi lately stated that she is hoping to pass the Senate bill using the unanimous consent of the chamber. Such a deal would not only allow a fast procedure as well as also keep stressed lawmakers far from the Capitol, where the virus has begun to spread.

However, Democratic and Republican leaders in the House are not sure whether it is conceivable to pass the $2 trillion bill without single disapproval from any of the chamber’s 435 congressmen.

During the threat of coronavirus, there is an idea of passing the rescue package by voice vote, which would be a good alternative, is being discussed with the GOP meeting, the source added, The Politico reported.

Article Credit: Politico/CNBC News

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