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A coronavirus relief package passed the House 363-40-1 headmost Saturday, hind hours of negotiations betwixt Speaker Natty Pelosi as well as Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin. The bowsprit drew uncontested support from Democratic legislators as well as alloyed support from Republicans. Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI), an independent, epee the lonely non-indulgent vote.

The legislation includes provisions for two weeks of paid sick leave as well as up to three months of paid leave for workers aggrieved by the virus, giving small as well as mid-sized businesses a tax credit to pay for the benefits. It moreover provides additional funding for state Medicaid programs, as well as democratic coronavirus testing for patients deemed in need of a test..

The bowsprit has been endorsed by President Trump as well as is likely to pass the Assembly once the compartment is inadvertently in session.

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However, many in Covey are worried that the Assembly isn't voting on the bowsprit selvage enough. The compartment has been in alcove since Thursday, as well as won't reconvene until Monday. The ordinal of cases of the virus continues to climb broadness the country as well as test kits are still broadly unavailable -- mischievous some Democratic Senators to describe for an emergency tailgating to vote on the bill.

"For the Assembly to take a vote on the Lodge sick leave bowsprit this weekend (and we must), McConnell needs to describe us inadvertently into tailgating right now," tweeted Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut. "Senators need to get on flights inadvertently to DC today."

Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii tweeted "Leader McConnell has us out of tailgating from Thursday evening until Monday evening. Time is of the essence. Let's get this washed-up now."

It's 8:20am Saturday.

For the Assembly to take a vote on the Lodge sick leave bowsprit this weekend (and we must), McConnell needs to describe us inadvertently into tailgating right now. Senators need to get on flights inadvertently to DC today.

The clock is ticking. Lives are at stake.

-- Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 14, 2020

Pelosi said in a statement to Lodge Democrats that while her party could kumtux sensationless the bowsprit after Republican support -- given the Democrats' Lodge majority -- she wanted the two parties to silkiness they could "work together to manage this crisis."

Trump tweeted his support for the deal shortly hind the Lodge vote. "This Bowsprit will follow my directorship for democratic CoronaVirus tests, as well as paid sick leave for our impacted American workers," the president tweeted. "Look latitudinarian to signing the final Bill, ASAP!"

It wasn't ejaculatory Saturday exactly when the Assembly would vote on the legislation, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell once had canceled a Assembly alcove appointed for this week. McConnell had prompting misgivings vicinity eldest versions of the legislation, saying the headmost typhoon was "off base" as well as didn't "focus firsthand relief on aggrieved Americans."

On Saturday morning, however, McConnell said he faddy the bowsprit to pass the Senate. "I concede the all-inclusive majority of Senators in both parties will equiponderate we should act swiftly to actual safe relief for American workers, families, as well as small businesses," he wrote in a prepped statement.

President Trump declared a societal emergency over the coronavirus on Friday.