Pelosi unveils $3T virus bill, warns inaction costs more
LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, a sweeping effort with $1 trillion for states and cities, "hazard pay" for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals.
The House is expected to vote on the package as soon as Friday. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said there is no "urgency." The Senate will wait until after Memorial Day to consider options.
"We must think big, for the people, now," Pelosi said from the speaker's office at the Capitol.
"Not acting is the most expensive course," she said.
Lines drawn, the latest pandemic response from Congress will test the House and Senate — and President Donald Trump — as Washington