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Congressional Democrats are prepping their legislative package to carry out President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus plan with an eye to getting it passed by the end of the month.

The House Budget Committee could meet this week or next to compile the material approved by other House panels into one massive bill that would then advance. It

The Trump administration will seek approval of a roughly $850 billion emergency stimulus package from Congress in order to ease the economic impact of the coronavirus, a senior administration official confirmed on Tuesday.

The development was first reported by The Washington Post.

The senior administration official stressed that the proposal is a tax proposal, not a spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” in that it began with a lab leak, according to a person familiar with the report who wasn’t authorized to discuss it. The report

Democrats, now fully in control of Congress, have made passing another economic stimulus bill their top priority. President Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that includes funding for a round of $1,400 stimulus checks, enhanced unemployment benefits, money to support states’ vaccination efforts, and a plan to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.