House Passes $8.3 Billion Bill to Fight Coronavirus

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) listens as President Donald Trump speaks at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast, at the Washington Hilton on Feb. 6, 2020. Evan Vucci/AP Photo

The House Wednesday, in a bipartisan 415-2 vote, passed a more than $8 billion spending package for emergency COVID-19 coronavirus funding.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced the move and funding in a press release, explaining that it’s not a political matter—but a public safety concern.