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Posted December 16, 2020 9:55 p.m. EST
Updated December 17, 2020 6:58 a.m. EST
By Emily Cochrane, New York Times
WASHINGTON After months of stalemate, congressional leaders were on the verge Wednesday of cementing a roughly $900 billion stimulus deal to deliver emergency aid to individuals and companies devastated by the toll of the worsening pandemic, racing to finish the details and stave off a government shutdown Friday.
The measure, which has been under discussion for months as the coronavirus has ravaged the economy, is expected to provide a new round of direct payments to millions of Americans as well as additional unemployment benefits, food assistance and rental aid. It would prop up sputtering businesses with federally backed loans and provide funding for schools, hospitals and the distribution of a just-approved vaccine.