Update: Trump signs $2.2T rescue package
By ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM and LAURIE KELLMAN, and Associated Press staff writers
WASHINGTON (AP)- President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package, calling the bill much-needed relief for American workers reeling from the economic tumult caused by the coronavirus.
Trump signed the bill in Oval Office ceremony surrounded by Republican lawmakers and members of his administration shortly after the Democratic-controlled House approved the massive spending package.
Under the plan, many single Americans would receive $1,200, married couples would get $2,400, and parents would see $500 for each child.
The signing came the after the U.S. government on Thursday reported nearly 3.3 million new weekly jobless claims. The U.S. death toll has surpassed 1,200 from the virus.
The House had approved the $2.2 trillion rescue package, rushing it to President Donald Trump for his signature.
The measure tosses a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic.
The House approved the sweeping measure by a voice vote, as strong majorities of both parties lined up behind the most colossal economic relief bill in the nation’s history.
