Request is separate from US$1 tril stimulus package to address the outbreak's economic fallout. FMTNews Trump
US president speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force at the White House.
The supplemental funding request, sent to US lawmakers on Tuesday night, would give billions more to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Veterans Administration and the Defense Department. The request includes a proposal for US$13.1 billion for the VA to fund treatment of Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, and other related costs.
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