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The Senate passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Saturday, following an all-night “vote-a-rama” that began Friday, sending the bill back to the House for a Tuesday vote on the altered version. “When I was elected, I said we were going to get the government out of the business of battling on Twitter and back in the business of delivering for the American people, of making a difference in their lives, giving everyone a chance a fighting chance of showing the American people that their government can work for them,” said Biden during his remarks on Saturday. “And passing the American Rescue Plan will do
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