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Western U.S. states request $1 trillion in coronavirus aid: California governor

FILE PHOTO: California governor Gavin Newsom waits to speak at
FILE PHOTO: California governor Gavin Newsom waits to speak at a news conference in San Diego

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California, Oregon, Washington and other states involved in a western states pact to coordinate coronavirus response have asked the federal government for a combined $1 trillion in aid, California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday.

(Reporting by Sharon Bernstein; Editing by Sandra Maler)