Many small business owners in the U.S are still waiting for the money they thought they were getting when Congress pledged $350 billion as a relief fund
The bill, which will provide funds to small businesses and hospitals struggling with the economic toll of a pandemic that has killed more than 45,000 Americans, is expected to be the fourth coronavirus measure passed by Congress, boosting the overall federal financial response to almost $3 trillion.
Instead of pushing through the vote-by-proxy measure, Pelosi told other leading Democrats on a call that she and McCarthy would have a bipartisan group of House lawmakers review remote voting by proxy and reopening the House. FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks inside the U.S. Capitol after it was announced U.S. congressional leaders and the White House agreed on nearly $500 billion more in coronavirus relief for the U.S. economy, bringing to nearly $3 trillion the amount allocated to deal with the crisis, in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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