Earlier this week President Donald Trump requested Congress to appropriate $2.5 billion dollars in emergency funding towards combatting the expected spread of the coronavirus to the United States. Congressional Democrats and Republicans are negotiating a bill that is significantly more money than was originally desired. “Congress is willing to give us much more than we’re even asking for. That’s nice for a change,” Trump said during his Wednesday address.

The money, which would be given to the Coronavirus Task Force being lead by Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, would be used to expand diagnoses efforts both inside the country and people trying to enter it, develop a vaccine, purchase and stockpile protective and preventative equipment, and give financial support to any state and local governments affected.

“What he’s doing is late, too late, anemic. Hopefully we can make up for the loss of time,” Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told a gaggle of reporters. Democrats have said the administration has been too slow in responding to the crisis, while the White House insists it’s been all-hands-on-deck from the start.

Part of the controversy stems from the Trump administration’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021, which called for significant cuts in the government’s health infrastructure. This included cutting the budget for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention by 16%, which is included in 10% reduction in the HHS budget overall. Trump also requested cutting back on how much money the U.S. government contributed to the World Health Organization (what amounted to a 40% drawdown). The U.S. contributes 2.5% of the WHO’s $4.8 billion budget.

While these proposals have been controversial in the current environment, they were never implemented. Under the Trump administration, Congress has increased appropriations to the CDC and public health services despite the White House’s suggestions.

When a bill is finalized, which could happen as soon as this weekend, it’s likely to end up appropriating between $6-8 billion in emergency funding. The original number put forth by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was $8.5 million, more than triple the amount asked by the president. Some administration officials are defending their original request as more than sufficient.

Under Schumer’s vision, the money would be split five ways; $1.5 billion would go to the CDC, which includes both the Infectious Disease Rapid Response Reserve Fund and the Global Health Security; $3 billion would be allocated to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; $2 billion would be set aside to assist state and local governments; $1 would go to the Emergency Reserve Fund that’s part of the U.S. Agency for International Development; and another billion would be for the vaccine development program at the National Institute of Health.

With congressional Republicans wishing to be more safe than sorry, it’s likely the final bill will be much more towards Senator Schumer’s liking than President Trump’s.

Hunter DeRensis is senior reporter for the National Interest. Follow him on Twitter @HunterDeRensis.