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Senate Approves $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill Without Any Republican Support

Economy and Jobs, Economic Policy, US Senate, Joe Biden, coronavirus, coronavirus stimulus

Posted on AllSides March 6th, 2021

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The Senate ended a 27-hour marathon overnight session Saturday by narrowly passing a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Senators voted 50-49 along party lines with one Republican—Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska—absent. The approval got Democrats one step closer to fulfilling one of the biggest early priorities for President Joe Biden. Now the bill must go back to the House of Representatives. Although a small group of moderate Democrats pushed some changes in the final bill that angered progressives that isn’t expected to lead to a rejection of the measure in...

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