//Congress reaches deal on $480 billion package to help small businesses and hospitals, expand testing

Congress reaches deal on $480 billion package to help small businesses and hospitals, expand testing

Congressional negotiators have reached a deal on a roughly $480 billion relief package that includes hundreds of billions of dollars in new funding for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus outbreak along with other priorities like money for hospitals and expanded COVID-19 testing.The nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid package flew through the Senate on Tuesday after Congress and the White House reached a deal to