Congress reaches deal on $900B relief after resolving key difference
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U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,walks from his office to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Democrats and Republicans agreed on a Covid-19 relief package Sunday. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 20 (UPI) The U.S. Senate reached a deal on a $900 billion relief package from the economic effects of coronavirus, possibly by Sunday, after a key difference between Democrats and Republicans was resolved regarding the role of the Federal Reserve to intervene in lending authority.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced Sunday evening that lawmakers had come to an agreement on a COVID-19 aid package and a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill but did not provide details.
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