HEALTH
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THAT IS A LOT OF NUMBERS.
MY COA4@NCHOR, ADAM LONGO, IS
CRUNCHING THEM LIVE ON CAPITOL
HILL WITH MORE ON WHERE THIS
BILL STANDS RIGHT NOW.
WE KNOW THAT LAWMAKERS WORKED
EARLY INTO THE MORNING.
WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW, ADAM?4@
>> Reporter: THEY ARE STILL
TALKING ABOUT THIS BILL.
THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME
DISAGREEMENT, LESLI, AMONG
DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS AND THE
FINAL LANGUAGE OF THE BILL,
WHICH HAS NOT BEEN HAMMERED OUT
YET.
YET.
YET. WE
YET. WE HAVE YET TO SEE A FINAL
VERSION OF WHAT THIS BILL WILL
LOOK LIKE.
LOOK LIKE. ONCE IT DOES, IT WILL PROVIDE
A MUCH-NEEDED CASH INFUSION
INTO THE STRUGGLING ECONOMY.
FIRST THINGS FIRST, THIS WILL
PROVIDE MONEY THAT GOES RIGHT
INTO THE WALLETS AND PURSES OF
AMERICANS.
AMERICANS. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE MUCH-
NEEDED FUNDING FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES WHO ARE SUFFERING
THROUGH THIS CORONAVIRUS
CRISIS. 4@
CRISIS. 4@ MAJOR AMERICAN CORPORATIONS
THAT ARE STRUGGLING, AS WELL.
THINK ABOUT THE AIRLINE
INDUSTRY, THE CRUISE SHIP
INDUSTRY, A LOT OF SMALLER
PIECES OF MONEY, I SAY SMALLER
AS A RELATIVE TERM, FOR 4@
INSTANCE IN THE DRAFT LANGUAGE
WE HAVE SEEN THAT HAS BEEN
SHARED TO US BY SOURCES ON
CAPITOL HILL, THE KENNEDY
CENTER WOULD GET A $25 MILLION
CASH INFUSION TO COVER THE COST
OF THINGS IT HAS INCURRED SINCE
THIS CRISIS BEGAN.
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH
McCONNELL ON THE FLOOR VERY
EARLY THIS MORNING4@4@ AT 1:30
ANNOUNCING THEY HAVE FINALLY
STRUCK THAT DEAL WITH THE
SENATE DEMOCRATS AND THE
TREASURY SECRETARY STEVE
4@
TREASURY SECRETARY STEVE MNUCHIN.
MNUCHIN.
MNUCHIN. >> THIS IS NOT EVEN A STIMULUS
PACKAGE.
PACKAGE.
PACKAGE. IT IS EMERGENCY REALLY.
>> Reporter: WUSA9 HAS REVEALED
PORTIONS OF THIS MASSIVE $2
TRILLION STIMULUS PASS.4@ AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO MAKES LESS THAN
$75,000 WOULD GET A TRUCK FOR
$1200.
$1200.
$1200. KIDS, TWO, THREE, ADD $500 FOR
EACH4@ CHILD.
EACH4@ CHILD. IF YOU FILE JOINTLY, YOU GET
$2400.
$2400.
$2400. AGAIN, ADD $500 FOR EACH CHILD.
HERE IS WHERE IT GETS
COMPLICATED.
COMPLICATED. IF YOU MAKE MORE THAN $75,0004@
AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR $150,000 AS
A FAMILY, YOU WILL GET THE 4@SA
CHECK I JUST MENTIONED, JUST
MINE IS 5%4@.
IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AN
INCOME CAP THAT IS WRITTEN INTO
IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AN INCOME CAP THAT IS WRITTEN INTO@
THE BILL, MEANING ALL AMERICANS
WILL GET A CHECK AT 4@THE CHECK
AMOUNT WILL GET BASED ON THE
2018 TAX STATUS.
IT ALSO EXPANDS UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE FROM 26 TO 4@39 WEEKS
FOR MOST PEOPLE AND BOOSTS AND
OFFENSE BY4@4@ JULY.
>> WE WOULD BE EXPANDING TO
INCLUDE PART-TIME, SELF-
EMPLOYED, FREELANCERS AND GIG
ECONOMY WORKERS. 4@
>> Reporter: LISTEN, I HAVE
BEEN WORKING MY4@4@4@ SOURCES O
CAPITOL HILL LIKE A CHEF IN AN
ITALIAN RESTAURANT WORKS A
MARINARA SAUCE.
MARINARA SAUCE. THERE ARE STILL UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS HAS
BEEN, IS THIS4@ MONEY ESSENTIAL
GOING TO AMERICANS?
IS IT AN ADVANCE ON 4@YOUR 2020
TAX REFUND?
TAX REFUND? AT THIS POINT, THE ANSWER IS
NO.
NO.
NO. THIS
NO. THIS WILL ESSENTIALLY BE FREE
MONEY, A GIFT TO AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THE NEXT QUESTION, LET'S ASSUME
THE BEST CASE SCENARIO HERE,
WHICH IS THE SENATE SIGNED THIS
TODAY, THE HOUSE PASSES IT
TOMORROW AND PRESIDENT TRUMP
SIGNS IT TOMORROW.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS
MONEY TO GET TO MOST AMERICANS
AND TO CORPORATIONS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES?
BUSINESSES? WE DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. ALL
YOU. ALL OF THIS IS BEING UNDER 4@TH
1040 FILING.
1040 FILING. WHAT IF YOU CHANGED BANK
ACCOUNTS, HOW YOU GET THE
DIRECT DEPOSIT?
DIRECT DEPOSIT? LITTLE THINGS ARE BEING WORKED
OUT LIKE THAT.
I SAY LITTLE THINGS RELATIVELY.
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS PUSHED IT
5:00 REFREEZING SCHEDULE TO
5:30 PM.
5:30 PM.
5:30 PM. ALSO IN THIS BILL IS MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS TO GET TELEWORK
EXTENDED FOR A NUMBER OF
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
ONCE THIS MONEY FINALLY COMES
IN, ONCE THIS IS IN YOUR
POCKET, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE @
GOING TO HAVE A MAJOR DECISION
TO MAKE.
TO MAKE.
TO MAKE. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH
IT?
IT?
IT? WE
IT? WE HAVE ASKED PEOPLE