by Tom Strode, posted Tuesday, May 19, 2020 (4 years ago)
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WASHINGTON (BP) -- The latest coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill in Congress falls short on multiple counts, according to the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
The House of Representatives approved a $3 trillion package May 15 in a 208-199 roll call vote that failed to gain approval from 14 members of the Democratic majority. The legislation, which apparently matches the combined funding amount of four previous pandemic relief measures, appears to have no chance of passage in the Senate, and the White House has announced its opposition. Read More