Senate approves relief package

GRAPPLE WITHTHE FINANCIAL CHAOS CAUSED BYTHE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC..TODAY THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLYAPPROVING A NEWMULTI-BILLION DOLLAR RELIEFPACKAGE..ABC'S INES DE LA CUETARA HASMORE FROM WASHINGTON.NURSES GATHERING OUTSIDE THEWHITE HOUSE TOPROTEST THE LACK OF PROTECTIVEGEAR FOR HEALTHCAREWORKERS..IT'S SCARY.

IT'S EXTREMELY SCARYTO NOT KNOW WHETHER OR NOTYOU'REPROTECTED ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OFTHESE PATIENTS AND KNOW THATYOU'RENOT GOING TO GET SICK AND PASSIT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS ANDFAMILY.SOME FINANCIAL HELP COULD SOONBE ON THE WAY FOR HOSPITALS..THE SENATE TODAY UNANIMOUSLYAPPROVING A NEW484 BILLION DOLLAR RELIEFPACKAGE.UNLESS WE GET OUR ECONOMY UP ANDRUNNING AGAIN THERE IS NOTANYWAY WECAN SPEND ENOUGH TO CONTINUE TOPROP UP THE COUNTRY" THE NEWLEGISLATION WILL ALSO PUMP ANADDITIONAL 310 BILLION DOLLARSINTO THE PAYCHECK PROTECTIONPROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES..WHICH RAN OUTOF MONEY LAST WEEK.PRESIDENT TRUMP ENDORSING THENEW DEAL..WRITING ON TWITTER-- "I URGE THESENATE AND HOUSE TO PASSTHE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAMAND HEALTH CAREENHANCEMENT ACT WITH ADDITIONALFUNDING FOR PPP,HOSPITALS, AND TESTING."BUT WHILE THERE IS NOW BI-PARTISAN AGREEMENT ON ANEW RELIEF BILL, A LATE-NIGHTTWEET FROM THE PRESIDENTFLOATING THE IDEA HE MIGHT SIGNAN EXECUTIVE ORDERTHAT WOULD BAN ALL IMMIGRATIONINTO THE U.S., SPARKING DEEP,PARTISAN DIVISIONS.HE HASN'T GOTTEN US THE TEST,HE'S NOT GETTING US THE STIMULUSFUNDING.HE'S NOT DOING HIS JOB.

SO HE'SGOING TO HIS ALL TIME FAVORITEDISTRACTION, IMMIGRATION.THIS-AS BUSINESSES AROUND THENATION CONTINUETO GRAPPLE WITH THE COVID19PANDEMIC..ANOTHER PORK PROCESSING PLANTSHUTTING DOWN IN MINNESOTABECAUSE OF AN OUTBREAK AMONG ITSEMPLOYEES"I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'LL BESHUTDOWN, BUT EVENTUALLY IF WE CANGET EVERYBODY TESTED AND SEEWHERE WE'RE AT AND THENHOPEFULLY GET BACK TO WORK." THENEW PACKAGE COMES ON TOP OFANOTHER 2 TRILLION DOLLAR DEALPASSED LAST MONTH..

TODAY WHITEHOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISOR KEVINHASSETT HINTING-"I THINK THAT THE ODDS OF THEREBEING AT LEAST ONE MORE TRANCHEOF POLICYARE VERY, VERY HIGH."THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TOCONSIDER THAT NEW RELIEF BILLAS EARLY AS THURSDAY.INES DE LA CUETERA, ABC NEWS,WASHINGTON.BACK HERE AT HOME -- THE CURRENTFINANCIAL CRISIS