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Senate Passes $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Bill, Includes Billions for DoD and Defense Industry

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, March 26th, 2020

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Senate Passes $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Bill, Includes Billions for DoD and Defense Industry

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The Senate unanimously passed a bill March 25 that would provide over $2 trillion in new resources to combat the health and economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, with the House tee’d up to vote on the bill Friday. The $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed Wednesday evening includes $10.5 billion in emergency appropriations for the Pentagon, along with authorities intended to provide flexibility and support to the defense industrial base. It also…

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