US legislators reach deal on $900bn stimulus package
Covid-19 relief bill gives $600 in direct payments to individuals and boosts unemployment payments by $300 a week
21 December 2020 - 06:05
Washington — US congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a $900bn package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, with votes likely on Monday.
“At long last, we have the bipartisan breakthrough the country has needed,” Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor, after months of contentious debate...
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