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Congress reaches deal on COVID-19 aid package, plans votes for Monday
December 20, 2020
Washington DC, Dec 20, 2020 – U.S. congressional leaders reached agreement on Sunday on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy and individuals battered by the surging coronavirus pandemic, with votes likely on Monday.
The package would be the second-largest economic stimulus in U.S. history, following a $2.3 trillion aid bill passed in March. It comes as the pandemic accelerates, infecting more than 214,000 people in the country each day. More than 317,000 Americans have already died.
US Congress reaches deal on coronavirus aid package, plans vote
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US congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $US900 billion (1.19 trillion) package that will provide the first new aid in months to an economy battered by the surging coronavirus pandemic
Key points:
President Donald Trump supports the bill and will sign it into law
The package would give direct payments of $600 to individuals and boost unemployment payments by $300 a week
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US Congress reaches deal on USD 900 billion COVID-19 aid package, here s what you need to know
The package would be the second-largest economic stimulus in US history, following a USD 2.3 trillion aid bill passed in March. US Capitol Senate Voting on COVID-19 aid package. (Image: Reuters)
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Updated: Dec 21, 2020, 08:38 AM IST
US congressional leaders reached an agreement on Sunday on a USD 900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy and individuals battered by the surging coronavirus pandemic, with votes likely on Monday.
The package would be the second-largest economic stimulus in US history, following a USD 2.3 trillion aid bill passed in March. It comes as the pandemic accelerates, infecting more than 214,000 people in the country each day. More than 317,000 Americans have already died.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters on an agreement of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid package on Capitol Hill. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
U.S. congressional leaders reached agreement on Sunday on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy and individuals battered by the surging coronavirus pandemic, with votes likely on Monday.
The relief package would be the second-largest economic stimulus in U.S. history, following a $2.3 trillion aid bill passed in March. It comes as the pandemic accelerates, infecting more than 214,000 people in the country each day. More than 317,000 Americans have already died.