Senate Democrats unveil aid proposal in response to coronavirus outbreak



From left, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., take part within the Senate Democrats information convention on coronavirus aid proposals on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (Picture By Invoice Clark/CQ-Roll Name, Inc through Getty Photos)

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Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled greater than a dozen "vital measures" supposed to supply aid to native communities within the wake of the lethal coronavirus outbreak. 

Democratic lawmakers have been pushing for a aid proposal that's "focused to the individuals who need assistance," Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., instructed NBC Information earlier Wednesday. 

The Senate Democrats COVID-19 Financial and Group Providers Proposal consists of:

  • Emergency unemployment insurance coverage funds to switch misplaced wages
  • Requiring companies to permit staff to regularly earn as much as 7 paid sick days
  • Mortgage fee aid for as much as six months on federally insured mortgages and scholar...


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