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U.S. NEWS Saturday 28 March 2020
House passes $2.2T rescue package, rushes it to Trump

Continued from Front to allow emergency ac-
tion entire Congress must
There were hand sanitizers be called back to vote in
at the end of each aisle House,” Rep. Peter King, R-
in the House chamber as N.Y., wrote on Twitter. “Risk
the day’s debate sketched of infection and risk of legis-
the latest picture of what lation being delayed. Dis-
legislating looks like during graceful. Irresponsible.”
a pandemic. Most lawma- The House’s certain appro-
kers sat well apart from one val was telegraphed Wed-
another, and microphones nesday might, when the
and lecterns were swab- Senate passed the legisla-
bed with sanitary wipes tion 96-0.
between speeches. The latest bill is unlikely to
“The American people de- be the end of the federal
serve a government-wide, response.
visionary, evidence-based Pelosi said issues like more
response to address these generous food stamp pay-
threats to their lives and ments, aid to state and lo-
their livelihood. And they cal governments and fami-
need it now,” said House ly leave may be revisited in
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- subsequent legislation.
Calif. Key elements of the legisla-
“We are going to help Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2020, after tion are untested, such as
Americans through this. We attempting to slow action on a rescue package. grants to small businesses
are going to do this toge- Associated Press to keep workers on payroll
ther,” said House Minority of Congress from ACCOUN- makers. dither,” said Rep. Gerald and complex lending pro-
Leader Kevin McCarthy, R- TABILITY” on the “Biggest Trump tweeted that Massie Connolly, D-Va. “We have grams to larger businesses.
Calif. spending bill in the history is “a third rate Grandstan- no time to engage in ide- Policymakers worry that
Passage came after De- of mankind.” der” and said he should be ological or petty partisan bureaucracies like the
mocratic and Republican A roll call would have for- drummed out of the GOP. fights. Our country needs us Small Business Administra-
leaders banded together ced many lawmakers scat- “He is a disaster for Ameri- as one.” tion may become overw-
and outmaneuvered a tered around the country ca, and for the Great State Still, there were outbursts. helmed, and conservatives
maverick GOP lawmaker. to take risky flights back to of Kentucky!” Trump wrote. Freshman Rep. Haley Ste- fear that a new, generous
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., the Capitol, and it would The debate was mostly vens, D-Mich., donned unemployment benefit
a libertarian who opposed have delayed approval of conciliatory, with members pink latex gloves and yel- will dissuade jobless peop-
the bill and often bucks the a measure that was cer- of both parties praising the led well beyond her allot- le from returning to the
GOP leadership, tried to tain to pass anyway. After measure as a rescue for a ted one minute, saying she workforce. A new $500 bil-
force a roll call vote. Massie made his request, ravaged nation. was speaking “not for per- lion subsidized lending pro-
“Mr. Speaker, I came here the congressman presiding “While no one will agree sonal attention but (to en- gram for larger businesses is
to make sure our republic over the debate — Rep. with every part of this res- courage you) to take this unproven as well.
doesn’t die by unanimous Anthony Brown, D-Md. — cue bill, we face a chal- disease seriously.” Much of The bill finances a response
consent in an empty cham- ruled that enough lawma- lenge rarely seen in Ame- what she said could not be with a price tag that equals
ber, and I request a recor- kers were present to allow rica’s history. We must act heard above Republican half the size of the entire $4
ded vote,” Massie said. a voice vote, and the bill now, or the toll on lives and shouts. trillion-plus annual federal
He also complained on passed as most members livelihoods will be far grea- “Heading to Washington to budget. The $2.2 trillion es-
Twitter that both parties’ shouted, “Aye!” ter,” said Rep. Kevin Brady, vote on pandemic legisla- timate is the White House’s
leaders had plotted toge- Massie’s moved had infuri- R-Texas. tion. Because of one Mem- best guess of the spending
ther to “insulate members ated Trump and many law- “We have no time to ber of Congress refusing it contains.qq
Hawaii telescope protesters leave camp due to virus concerns

HONOLULU (AP) — Oppo- supporters were asked to coronavirus causes mild or
nents of the Thirty Meter leave, protest leader Andre moderate symptoms, such
Telescope project on Ha- Perez said Wednesday. as fever and cough that
waii's Big Island have pulled "Because of the concern clear up in two to three
out of their camp due to for human health and weeks. For some, especially
concerns over the spread safety, we've decided to older adults and people
of the coronavirus. leave," Perez said. "We feel with existing health prob-
The move came after more that there's no imminent lems, it can cause more se-
than eight months of non- threat from TMT, that's our vere illness, including pneu-
violent protests at the base assessment, and so human monia and death.
of the Mauna Kea Access health and safety is para- Protesters successfully
Road, The Honolulu Star- mount for us." blocked the access road
Advertiser reported Thurs- Protesters posted videos on for more than five months.
day. Construction of one In this Sunday, July 14, 2019, file photo, the sun sets behind social media saying medi- Law enforcement officials
of the world's largest tele- telescopes at the summit of Mauna Kea. cal professionals advised arrested 39 protesters on
scopes on Hawaii's tallest Associated Press them to reduce travel and July 17 for obstructing the
mountain, Mauna Kea, "stay in our bubbles and re- road during nonviolent
has been stalled by proj- land considered sacred by year as a warehouse, kitch- main home" until the coro- demonstrations but never
ect opponents who say the some Native Hawaiians. en and instructional area navirus threat passes. made another attempt to
telescope will desecrate The large tents erected last were removed and protest For most people, the new clear the road.q