House Passes Additional Relief for Small Businesses

What it includes and what one local lawmaker had to say about its passing.

FOLLOWED THESENATE'S LEAD ANDPASSED A THIRDPHASE OFCORONAVIRUS RELIEF.THE BILL INCLUDES310 BILLION DOLLARSMORE OF ADDITIONALRELIEF FOR SMALLBUSINESSES ANDHUNDRED OFBILLIONS MORE FORRURAL HOSPITALSAND COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTERS.CONGRESSMAN DONBACON TELLS 3 NEWSNOW HE WISHES THEBILL WOULD HAVEGOTTEN PASSEDQUICKER AND HE'SALREADY WORKINGON A FUTURE BILLTHAT WOULD GIVELOCAL GOVERNMENTSEASIER ACCESS TOFEDERAL MONEY."WE'VE ALREADYPUT 250 BILLIONDOLLARS TOWARDSSTATES AND LOCALGOVERNMENTS BUTIT'S SO RESTRICITVETHEY CAN'T SPENDTHE MONEY.SO I WANT TO MAKEIT EASIER FOROMAHA TO GETACCESS AND TOSPEND WHERENEEDED TO KEEPOUR FIREFIGHTERSAND POLICEEMPLOYED.OVER 18 THOUSANDNEBRASKABUSINESSES ALREADYGOT LOANS FROM THEPAYMENTPROTECTIONPROGRAM AND BACONHOPES MANY MOREWILL GET ACCESS TOTHE MONEY AFTERPRESIDENT TRUMPSIGNS THE BILL.