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Another Half-Trillion: Senate Reaches Deal On Rescue Package

Another Half-Trillion: Senate Reaches Deal On Rescue Package

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Another Half-Trillion: Senate Reaches Deal On Rescue Package

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2020
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Podcast episode

Description

The $484 billion bill is expected to approved by the Senate Tuesday afternoon. The largest component of the legislation, according to a summary obtained by NPR, is more than $320 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, a popular assistance program created last month in an earlier relief package knows as the CARES Act. The package also includes $75 billion for hospitals and $25 billion for testing.This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow, congressional reporter Claudia Grisales, and chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org Join the Facebook group at n.pr/politicsgroup Subscribe to our newsletter at npr.org/politicsnewsletter Find and support your local public radio station at donate.npr.org
Released:
Apr 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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The NPR Politics Podcast is where NPR's political reporters talk to you like they talk to each other. With weekly roundups and quick takes on news of the day, you don't have to keep up with politics to know what's happening. You just have to keep up with us.