Government,
Constitutional Law
Mar. 31, 2020
Meaningful oversight of largest relief bill ever is essential
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Act provides the largest fiscal stimulus in modern history and is estimated to cost roughly one-tenth of GDP ($2.2 trillion).
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
On March 27, President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Act (CARES), which provides the largest fiscal stimulus in modern history and is estimated to cost roughly one-tenth of GDP ($2.2 trillion). The emergency appropriations are designed to assist the country in rebounding to the economic fallout to individuals and businesses from the coronavirus pandemic. When Trump signed the law, he also included a presidential signing stateme...
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