Democrats urge Trump to declare national emergency for coronavirus, a move that would release $40 billion in funds
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesSenate Democrats plan to urge President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has sickened more than 1,000 in the US.
The move would allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to use roughly $40 billion of the Disaster Relief Fund to assist state and local governments as they attempt to contain the respiratory illness COVID-19. Congress approved last week an emergency spending package, injecting $8 billion into efforts to combat what the World Health Organization has officially labeled a pandemic. The House was expected to soon unveil a second bill designed to address the outbreak's effects on the US economy, through policies like paid sick leave.
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