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Just a week before Christmas, 12 million people are poised to lose vital benefits and face eviction if Congress fails to pass another COVID-19 relief package. Amid rising rates of unemployment and food insecurity, lawmakers are negotiating for a bipartisan $900 billion relief package alongside a $1.4 trillion spending bill. The relief deal could involve a second round of stimulus checks the first since March s CARES Act, which provided $1,200 checks to eligible Americans. Congress must agree to the terms before midnight on Dec. 19 or risk a government shutdown, according to
The COVID-19 relief package debate has involved prominent Democrats like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as well as Republicans like Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Ongoing negotiations have seen both sides make some concessions, according to the
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