Pelosi has said measure should be law by 14 March, when tens of millions of Americans risk losing unemployment benefits
Democrats have taken a critical step towards a first major legislative victory since assuming control of Congress and the White House, with a party-line vote in the Senate to approve Joe Biden’s $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill.
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