OPINION: Senator Michael Bennet Praises Federal Relief Package
(WorldNews Politics)

By Courtney Gidner Earlier this week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below following Senate passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2.2 trillion plan to fight the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and help Americans weather the economic fallout of the crisis. The package is the result of bipartisan negotiations with the Trump Administration and relentless efforts by Bennet and Senate Democrats to strengthen the initial bill that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put forward. The package passed in the Senate today significantly improves McConnell´s partisan bill with a $150 billion `Marshall Plan` for America´s...