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A Really Big Deal: Inside Congress’ COVID-19 Relief Bill

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Senate leaders say they’ve reached a historic deal to help Americans and American businesses deal with the economic fallout of COVID-19. The $2 trillion relief package will also steer billions of dollars to hospitals and local governments to respond to the ongoing health crisis. We’ll tell you what’s (probably) in the bill and why each part of it matters. Meanwhile, New York is being called an ‘epicenter’ of COVID-19. We’ll explain why New York has been hit so hard and what the rest of the country might be able learn from its experience. Also on today’s show: states are asking Amazon and other online retailers to do more to crack down on COVID-19 price gouging, and our recs for the best zoo webcams (links below). Here’s a penguin frolicking through a field at the Santa Barbara Zoo Here are live streams of snow leopard cubs at the Melbourne Zoo Here’s a live feed of a coral reef in Australia  Call and leave us a voicemail at: 646-461-6370 to shout-out a loved one or share how you’re helping your community during the pandemic. You might hear your message on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Wednesday, March 25th.

0:03.1

Welcome to Schimbis.

0:04.5

We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why

0:08.3

they matter.

0:09.3

Today, Senate leaders say they've reached a historic deal to help Americans with the

0:13.6

fallout of COVID-19.

0:15.2

We'll tell you what's in the bill as of now and why each part of the bill is important.

0:20.3

Then New York is being called an epicenter of COVID-19.

0:23.8

Why is that?

0:24.8

And what can the rest of the country learn from New York's experience?

0:28.3

And finally, state attorneys general say they've got to fix for those pricey provisions

0:32.6

you're seeing online.

0:34.4

We're here to make your evening smarter.

0:36.4

Let's skim this.

0:39.2

Today's episode is brought to you by New Aller Life.

0:42.0

More life, less blah.

0:44.6

Okay, the COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly changing story with lots of moving parts.

0:52.3

And we're going to help you sort out what exactly you need to know.

0:55.7

Starting with the three big developments of the day.

0:58.8

Number one, ladies and gentlemen, we have a deal.

1:02.8

It took many days and long nights of negotiations.

1:06.9

But today, a little after midnight, Senate leaders announced they finally agreed on a big

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