WASHINGTON (AP) – Capitol Hill negotiators have reached agreement on an $8.3 billion measure to battle the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.
The House votes on the deal Wednesday and Senate leaders are pressing for a vote in that chamber by the end of the week.
The legislation came together unusually quickly, a rarity in a deeply polarized Washington.
It triples the $2.5 billion plan unveiled by President Donald Trump just last week.
Trump is expected to sign the measure, which has the blessing of top Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and top House Republican Kevin McCarthy of California.
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