The White House Office of Management and Budget has requested $45.8 billion in emergency funding due to coronavirus
The request came on the same day the Trump administration presented a $1 trillion stimulus proposal on Capitol Hill."With the pandemic growing, resource needs have also grown," wrote Russell Vought, the acting OMB director, in a letter attached to the 118-page request that was sent to lawmakers late Tuesday night. "The unprecedented mobilization the Administration has achieved has forced agencies to incur unanticipated costs.
"We are currently in active dialogue with the Congress on additional proposals that speak to these broader, vital issues."The letter to Congress includes a detailed list of how the money would be allocated across the administration, identifying many areas of need that White House officials say must be funded to properly respond to the pandemic.
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