The $2.4 trillion price tag of legislation enacted so far in response to the coronavirus pandemic is more than double the cost of laws passed to address the Great Recession of 2007-09.
Congress responded to the pandemic with four laws that borrowed some of the playbook from previous crises. The largest of the aid packages, the CARES Act (
As lawmakers debate the contents of — and need for— an additional response bill, some Republicans say they’re concerned about ...