US Lawmakers Race to Help Economy Hit Hard by Coronavirus - Voice of America
US Lawmakers Race to Help Economy Hit Hard by Coronavirus - Voice of AmericaUS Lawmakers Race to Help Economy Hit Hard by Coronavirus - Voice of AmericaPosted: 23 Mar 2020 09:41 AM PDTWASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers are racing to enact a massive rescue package to prop up an American economy increasingly paralyzed by efforts to contain the novel coronavirus.Stock markets plunged last week — wiping out nearly all gains recorded during Donald Trump's presidency — as activity in public places across the country ground to a halt. With factories, businesses, restaurants and schools shutting down and entire industries in shambles, workers are facing layoffs, cutbacks in hours or having to make the difficult choice of working while ill if they lack paid sick leave. Despite positive test results for lawmakers in both chambers that have forced self-quarantining measures, Democratic and Republican leaders say lawmakers must stay in Washington to finish work on an economic stimulus package. &q…
