The House PASSES coronavirus relief bill in midnight vote

A coronavirus economic aid bill was passed by 363 votes to 40 by the House of Representatives in the early hours of Saturday morning after receiving support from President Trump who declared a national emergency because of the coronavirus on Friday afternoon. The vote came after a roller-coaster day in which: President Trump declared a national emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic which will open $50 billion in emergency funds In a press conference on Friday evening, he said he wasn’t taking responsibility for an early lack of testing and argued the Obama administration had more deaths with swine flu than have happened under the coronavirus Said the United Kingdom might be added to his travel ban because numbers there are soaring; Ordered hospitals to come up with emergency plans to deal with the expected onslaught; Disclosed that the federal government had ordered more 'respirators'; Waived federal student loan interest payments; Said he would replenish the nation's strategic oil reserve because prices are low - a move which is effectively a massive giveaway to domestic oil producers; Boasted that his actions had led to 'just 40 deaths' - but warned the number will go up; Refused to take any responsibility for the testing fiasco - even as the top medical official on his coronavirus taskforce said the president had only 'realized' there was a problem on Tuesday; Denied he had any idea that his administration had dismantled a pandemic readiness unit inside the White House which was part of the National Security Council saying it was 'people in his administration' not him; Repeatedly shook hands with other people around him as he addressed a group of reporters squeezed close to each other, all in defiance of CDC guidelines. His comments came before Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday night that the deal had been struck between Congress and the White House on the coronavirus emergency aid package It includes free testing even for the uninsured, additional food aid, two weeks of paid sick leave, up to three months of paid family and medical leave,and enhanced unemployment benefits by boosting food stamps Amid concerns from Republicans on Friday, who claimed they would not vote for the response bill without being sure of Trump's support, the president encouraged both parties to vote yes. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., makes a statement ahead of a planned late-night vote on the coronavirus aid package deal at the Capitol in Washington on Friday Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency in order to free up more money and resources The negotiated deal was first announced by Speaker Pelosi around 6pm on Friday evening. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a deal with the Trump administration for an aid package from Congress that would provide free tests, sick pay for workers and bolster food programs President Donald Trump, right, listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a news conference about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday Appearing on Fox New later in the evening, however, Secretary Mnuchin revealed he had not signed off on the deal and that further details needed to be figured out.