据美媒报道，当地时间22日，由于未能在参议院获得足够多的票数，美国共和党提出的第三轮紧急经济援助计划遇阻。
资料图：美国国会山。中新社记者 沙晗汀 摄
据美国媒体透露，这项紧急计划的规模超过1.8万亿美元，包括向美国纳税人派发现金、对企业的紧急援助等内容。
在僵局出现的几个小时前，美国民主党领导人警告说，该法案不符合他们的意愿，但共和党仍然坚持推动程序性投票。
尽管如此，美国总统特朗普总统对最终达成协议表示乐观。“我认为会成功的，”特朗普在投票结束后不久的新冠病毒特别工作组新闻发布会上表示。
The US third round of emergency economic plan is blocked in the Senate by more than US $1.8 trillion
According to US media reports, the third round of emergency economic assistance plan proposed by the US Republican Party was blocked Tuesday because it failed to get enough votes in the Senate.
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Infographic: Capitol Hill. Photographed by Sha Hanting, reporter of China News Agency
According to US media, the scale of the emergency plan is more than $1.8 trillion, including cash distribution to us taxpayers, emergency assistance to enterprises, etc.
Hours before the deadlock, Democratic leaders warned that the bill was not in line with their wishes, but Republicans still insisted on pushing for a procedural vote.
Nevertheless, President trump is optimistic that an agreement will be reached. "I think it will be successful," trump said at a press conference of the new coronavirus task force shortly after the vote.
