NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a payroll tax holiday in response to the coronavirus outbreak has cheered financial markets but faces skepticism in Congress, even among Republicans.
President also wants assistance for shipping, cruise and airline industries
U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up in front of reporters as he arrives with Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, left, for a closed Senate Republican policy lunch meeting to discuss the response to the coronavirus outbreak on Capitol Hill. © Reuters
NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a payroll tax holiday in response to the coronavirus outbreak has cheered financial markets but faces skepticism in Congress, even among Republicans.