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Congress approves $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill

Congress approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Biden and Democrats claimed victory on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended the country.

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