Source: Jennifer Shutt, ROLL CALL, 4/8/20


Democratic leaders on Wednesday morning called for a new COVID-19 relief measure that could pass Congress as early as this week to include aid to states, hospitals and low-income nutrition funds on top of some $251 billion in small-business loan funds the White House has requested. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., issued a joint statement saying their list of items includes $100 billion more for hospitals and health care providers, $150 billion in assistance for states and localities, and a 15 percent increase in the maximum food stamp benefit, which is currently about $646 per month for a family of four.

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