A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill on Monday to provide half a trillion in new funding to state and local governments in areas that have been hit hard by the CCP virus.
The legislation, dubbed the State and Municipal Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) Act, sponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), aims to provide $500 billion in emergency funding to every state and county in the country, prioritizing assistance to the areas with the greatest need.
