1.0Center for Economic and Policy Researchhttps://cepr.netDan Beetonhttps://cepr.net/author/dan-beeton/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://cepr.net/press-release/new-house-bill-reaffirms-strong-congressional-support-for-trillions-in-special-drawing-rights-as-part-of-global-covid-response-from-washington/">New House Bill Reaffirms Strong Congressional Support for Trillions in Special Drawing Rights as Part of Global COVID Response from Washington</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cepr.net/press-release/new-house-bill-reaffirms-strong-congressional-support-for-trillions-in-special-drawing-rights-as-part-of-global-covid-response-from-washington/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“New House Bill Reaffirms Strong Congressional Support for Trillions in Special Drawing Rights as Part of Global COVID Response from Washington” — Center for Economic and Policy Research" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Legislation reintroduced in the US House of Representatives today, together with companion legislation reintroduced in the US Senate last week, demonstrates the enduring support that exists in both houses of Congress for an issuance of trillions in Special Drawing Rightshttps://cepr.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/facebook-og.jpg1200630