WATCH LIVE: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser provides update on coronavirus response

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser holds a news conference on the coronavirus. Bowser slammed Congress yesterday for not sending enough economic aid to the nation’s capital in a $2 trillion federal stimulus package.

The bill treats the District as if it were a U.S. territory and would steer about $500 million to local relief efforts — about $750 million less than what each state is guaranteed. Normally, the city is treated like a state in terms of federal funding. Read more: https://wapo.st/2Ul4Dbs. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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