2020-12-22 09:35:20 GMT2020-12-22 17:35:20(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) The U.S. Congress approved a 900-billion-USD COVID-19 relief package late Monday following months of deadlock and strenuous negotiations, as Americans grapple with a rising economic and health fallout due to the pandemic.
The long-awaited relief package will likely cushion the impact of the pandemic, but economists and some lawmakers say it isn t enough to bolster a ravaged economy, calling for more aid measures and efforts to reign in the virus.
LONG-DELAYED RELIEF
The U.S. Senate approved the relief package a few minutes before midnight, along with 1.4 trillion dollars in government funding for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30, 2021, sending the giant spending bill to President Donald Trump to sign into law.
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The U.S. Congress approved a 900-billion-USD COVID-19 relief package late Monday following months of deadlock and strenuous negotiations, as Americans grapple with a rising economic and health fallout due to the pandemic.
The long-awaited relief package will likely cushion the impact of the pandemic, but economists and some lawmakers say it isn t enough to bolster a ravaged economy, calling for more aid measures and efforts to reign in the virus.
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Video: U.S. House of Representatives passed a 900-billion-U.S.-dollar COVID-19 relief package late on Dec. 22, 2020, sending the bill to the Senate, which approved it about two hours later. (Xinhua)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, said on Twitter that this isn t governance. It s hostage-taking.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) The U.S. Congress approved a 900-billion-USD COVID-19 relief package late Monday following months of deadlock and strenuous negotiations, as Americans grapple with a rising economic and health fallout due to the pandemic.
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