House Overwhelmingly Passes Aid Bill Amid Health Precautions
- Lawmakers pass $484 billion rescue package, send to Trump
- Masks and social distancing among extraordinary precautions
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The House overwhelmingly passed and sent to President Donald Trump a $484 billion coronavirus aid package, even as members are already at odds over the next phase of rescue legislation.
Thursday’s bipartisan 388-5 approval was delivered by lawmakers wearing masks and entering the House chamber under strict health precautions. Several members lamented people who’ve died from or are critically ill with the virus, including one lawmaker’s sister. Yet the day was also marked by partisan sniping.