China News Agency, Washington, December 22 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The House of Representatives and Senate of the United States Congress voted on the evening of the 21st local time to pass a new round of economic stimulus plans totaling US$900 billion against the new crown epidemic.
At the same time, the vote also includes the 2021 fiscal year 1.4 trillion budget and so on.
The text of the bill voted on that day was 5,593 pages long, and the US media said it was the longest version of the bill in American history.
In the House of Representatives vote, 359 votes in favor and 53 votes against.
In the Senate vote, 91 votes in favor and 7 against.
Next, the bill will be sent to the White House.
The White House has stated that US President Trump will sign the bill.
On December 14, local time, at the Jewish Medical Center on Long Island, New York, reporters focused on the first batch of new coronavirus vaccines in the United States.
On the same day, Pfizer's first batch of nearly 3 million doses of the new crown vaccine arrived in the United States.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
The economic stimulus plan adopted this time to deal with the epidemic includes an unemployment subsidy of US$300 per week; most Americans will receive a cash subsidy of US$600 per person; assistance to industries severely affected by the epidemic, including catering, theaters, etc.; and distribution to schools Aid and distribution of vaccine funds.
The two parties in Congress have been negotiating on this round of economic stimulus plan for several months. Previously, the two parties have been unable to reach an agreement due to large differences in the total amount of aid and the specific content.
In recent days, under the pressure of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and the government’s “closure”, the two parties have made concessions and finally reached an agreement on the evening of the 20th and announced the US$900 billion aid package on the 21st.
Data map: Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sha Hanting
The Speaker of the House of Representatives and Democrat Pelosi said on the evening of the 20th that the plan is "the first step" and there will be more aid plans next year.
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said on the 21st that the cash issued to the public will begin to arrive next week.
On that day, according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 18 million, with more than 319,000 deaths.
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