Although the legislation received broad bipartisan support, as well as backing from the president, it underscored some of Washington's political divides over how to respond to the pandemic amid economic downturn.
, with all Democrats voting yes and 40 Republicans voting no. The House's lone independent, Rep. Justin Amash voted present.
After publicly bashing the proposal as overtly partisan earlier in the day, President Donald Trump later gave his blessing, paving the way for Republicans to support the measure. "This is no way to handle billions and billions of dollars when we're trying to help people and we don't even know whether we'll help them or hurt them," said Rep. Louie Gohmert .
However, the idea was also opposed by many Republicans, who say such a step would further run up the deficit and have little impact on the economy. President Donald Trump talks to reporters at the US Capitol after attending the Senate Republicans weekly policy luncheon with Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on March 10 in Washington, DC.Some Republicans have also opposed paid sick leave over concerns about the cost to companies and how to pay for the various provisions in the stimulus package.
"The idea of anybody getting [a test] easily the way people in other countries are doing it, we're not setup for that," Dr. Fauci told lawmakers during a public hearing on Thursday."That is a failing."
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