Congress passes $8.3-billion in coronavirus funding
President Donald Trump expected to sign measure into law
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KYMA, KECY) - Billions of dollars in coronavirus funding is on its way to the President's desk.
The Senate approved a bill providing $8.3-million dollars in emergency funding to fight the spread of the coronavirus. It passed by a vote of 96-1. Senator Rand Paul, (R) Kentucky, cast the lone no vote.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign it.
Senator Martha McSally, (R) Arizona, was quick to praise the funding package.
Our emergency funding package ensures that much-needed aid flows quickly to the states & localities on the frontlines of addressing the spread of coronavirus. We need to be prepared, not panicked. https://t.co/nTeVmPID2l
— Martha McSally (@SenMcSallyAZ) March 5, 2020
Senator Kyrsten Sinema also supported a bipartisan solution.
We must work together to keep Americans safe from a potential coronavirus pandemic. pic.twitter.com/crhPGtIZSs
— Kyrsten Sinema (@SenatorSinema) March 5, 2020
So far, the virus is blamed for 11 deaths in the U.S.
