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President Biden is expected to sign the economic relief package into law on Friday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., flanked by Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., left, and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., holds a news conference Tuesday ahead of a vote on Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (CN) The House passed the American Rescue Plan on Wednesday afternoon in a 220-211 vote, clearing the way for $1,400 direct payments to many Americans in addition to billions of dollars for testing, tracing and other initiatives to combat Covid-19.
Maine Democrat Jared Golden was the only member of his party to vote against the package, joining all House Republicans in rejecting the bill.
Senate passes $1 9 trillion virus relief package after marathon of voting
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Senate approves $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill, including checks for many Americans
By Alan Fram The Associated Press,Updated March 7, 2021, 12:07 a.m.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a news conference after the passage of President Joe Bidenâs $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, March 6, 2021.ERIN SCHAFF/NYT
WASHINGTON (AP) â An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.
After laboring all night on a mountain of amendments â nearly all from Republicans and rejected â bleary-eyed senators approved the sprawling package on a 50-49 party-line vote. That sets up final congressional approval by the House next week so lawmakers can whisk it to Biden for his signature.