Coronavirus Special Report: Evening update, 3/25 – Roll Call

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Coronavirus Special Report: Evening update, 3/25

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flashes a thumbs up to the media in the Capitol after speaking on the Senate floor about a coronavirus stimulus package. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flashes a thumbs up to the media in the Capitol after speaking on the Senate floor about a coronavirus stimulus package. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Evan Campbell

Posted March 25, 2020 at 7:15pm

Tonight: The latest on the COVID-19 recovery bill that’s stuck in Congress, and a roundup of Wednesday’s health policy news.

Show Notes:

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