Reuters - David Shepardson & Tracy Rucinski
U.S. airlines would receive $17 billion for four months of payroll support under a new $908 billion bipartisan Senate COVID-19 relief proposal, staffers for two U.S. Senators said on Tuesday.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced a package of $45 billion in transportation assistance, and the offices of Senators Mitt Romney and Mark Warner said the plan includes $15 billion for transit systems, $4 billion for airports, $8 billion for private buses and $1 billion for passenger railroad Amtrak.
The $45 billion in transportation assistance is designed to provide assistance for four months. Congress and President-elect Joe Biden can decide next year if more funds should be approved beyond March, Senator Joe Manchin said...more
