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House Democrats pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill; not one Republican supported it

By Richard Cowan and Andy Sullivan, Reuters Posted on
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President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage.

Democrats who control the chamber passed the sweeping measure by a mostly party-line vote of 219 to 212 and sent it on to the Senate, where Democrats planned a legislative maneuver to allow them to pass it without the support of Republicans.

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House Democrats pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill; not one Republican supported it

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