Mike Mastrian, director of the Senate Radio and Television Gallery, cleans down the podium before a news conference with Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
March 17, 2020
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March 17, 2020 8:26 p.m.
Trump pushes for massive aid from Congress, checks to public
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a massive federal effort Tuesday, President Donald Trump asked Congress to speed emergency checks to Americans, enlisted the military for MASH-like hospitals and implored ordinary people — particularly socially active millennials — to do their part by staying home to stop the spread of the coronavirus.