The White House is moving forward with a proposed $1 trillion coronavirus package that would infuse Americans' bank accounts with two rounds of direct cash payments. The two payments to taxpayers would be identical and the amounts would vary by family income and size, according to the Treasury Department document on the "Stage Three" coronavirus proposal. Congress and President Trump already approved an $8.3 billion package to prop up the health care system to respond to the pandemic. TRUMP CALLS HIMSELF A ‘WARTIME PRESIDENT’ OVER CORONAVIRUS AS HE INVOKES DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACTThe administration's working plan amounts to $1 trillion on paper. The negotiations are ongoing, and Trump administration officials cautioned the plan is fast-moving and in flux.
Source: Fox News March 18, 2020 17:48 UTC