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Trump Signs Latest Coronavirus Economic Relief Package, Aimed At Small Businesses

It is the fourth measure approved by Congress in less than two months to combat the pandemic. This one, totaling $484 billion, will supply fresh funding to a new small business lending program.

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Corrected: April 23, 2020 at 10:00 PM MDT
An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to Rep. Kevin Brady as the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. He is the ranking Republican on the panel. Currently Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Richard Neal is the chair.
Susan Davis is a congressional correspondent for NPR and a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. She has covered Congress, elections, and national politics since 2002 for publications including USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, National Journal and Roll Call. She appears regularly on television and radio outlets to discuss congressional and national politics, and she is a contributor on PBS's Washington Week with Robert Costa. She is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., and a Philadelphia native.
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