The Trump administration requested an additional $45.8 billion from Congress – beyond existing funding requests that could total more than $1 trillion – to cover “unanticipated” costs incurred by government agencies responding to the novel coronavirus crisis, CNBC reports.
Trump Seeks Funds for ‘Unanticipated’ Pandemic Costs
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