[1] The Republican chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby of Alabama, criticized the $2.5 billion as a "low ball" request.

[2] "Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were alarmed by what they deemed as the president’s paltry request to fight the virus amid criticism that his administration has bungled its response and failed to keep the American people clued in about the potential severity of the outbreak.

"[4] In the days leading up to the passage of the bill in the House and the Senate, negotiations had slowed down because of "partisan disagreements on providing affordable access to treatment.

"[13] Gaetz received criticism from Representative Bobby Rush for "making light" of the coronavirus pandemic,[14] and also from Walter Shaub, the former director of the United States Office of Government Ethics, who stated "Matt Gaetz mocked fear over the coronavirus.

[16] Paul had proposed an amendment that would have offset some of the coronavirus funding with cuts to State Department Cultural Exchange programs and USAID.

[18] On March 6, 2020, President Trump signed the bill into law in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House.

[24] The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supported the bill's inclusion of Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) for small businesses affected by the coronavirus.

EIDLs are a type of a "structured low interest disaster loan program" administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.