"Help is on its way": Senate narrowly approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
Telegraph, 07 Mar 2021
The US Senate passed Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package giving him the biggest victory of his presidency so far.
Senators sat through the night on Friday and eventually passed Mr Biden's "American Rescue Plan" on Saturday afternoon.
The final voter came after a marathon legislative process called a "vote-a-rama" in which any senator could attempt to add an amendment.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/06/us-passes-massive-covid-relief-bill-marathon-vote-a-rama/
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Senators sat through the night on Friday and eventually passed Mr Biden's "American Rescue Plan" on Saturday afternoon.
The final voter came after a marathon legislative process called a "vote-a-rama" in which any senator could attempt to add an amendment.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/06/us-passes-massive-covid-relief-bill-marathon-vote-a-rama/
#Biden #Covid #ReliefBill
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