China News Service, May 16 (Xinhua) According to foreign media reports, on the 15th local time, the US House of Representatives passed a new crown epidemic aid program totaling more than 3 trillion US dollars, designed to provide medical workers, small businesses, unemployed people, etc. assistance.
According to reports, the vote was passed 208 to 199, a total of 14 Democrats opposed the plan. However, Senate Republicans and US President Trump have clearly expressed opposition to this plan.
The report said that the new plan will more than double the size of Congress ’s financial expenditures for responding to the epidemic, including the allocation of nearly $ 1 trillion to the state and local governments that have been hit hardest by the epidemic. To date, the epidemic has caused 1.44 million infections in the United States and at least 87,000 deaths.
The plan also includes $ 75 billion for new coronavirus testing, direct payment of up to $ 6,000 to each US household, and $ 25 billion to the US Postal Service.
In addition, the House of Representatives passed a resolution that day to allow those members who are in isolation or affected by the epidemic for other reasons to vote remotely through agents.