The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, (H.R. 748) was an unprecedented and bloated stimulus package, to the tune of $2.2 trillion. This was by far the single largest spending bill ever passed in the history of Congress.
The Senate unanimously passed H.R. 748 on March 25, 2020 by a vote of 96 to 0 (Roll Call 80). Unfortunately, we did not assign any pluses for this vote, since not a single senator voted nay, which was the constitutional position since nowhere in the Constitution is Congress authorized to bail out businesses, industries, and people.
