Dow plunges nearly 1,200 points Thursday amid global coronavirus concerns, marking its worst week since the financial crisis.
Sen. McConnell eyes getting funding package through Congress in next two weeksto the coronavirus, saying, “There seems to be little question that COVID-19 will eventually cause some degree of disruption here.”
McConnell said that the bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are working on a funding package in response to the WH request, and is hoping to pass it through Congress in the next two weeks.Pelosi says lawmakers 'close' to reaching a deal on coronavirus emergency response money
Pelosi also criticized the Trump administration's response to the virus as"opaque and often chaotic."
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