US Congress approves US$1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill in big win for Joe Biden

A Congress split along party lines approved a landmark US$1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill on Wednesday, as US President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.The House gave final congressional approval to the sweeping package by a near-party-line 220-211 vote precisely seven weeks after Biden entered the White House and four days after the Senate passed the bill…

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