U.S. Congress closes in on $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill as...
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. congressional negotiators on Wednesday were "closing in on" a $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill that will include $600 to $700 stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits, as a Friday deadline loomed, lawmakers and aides said. Top members of the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and Republican-controlled Senate sounded more positive than they have in months on a fresh response to a crisis that has killed more than 304,000 Americans and thrown millions out of work. Their aides were struggling on Wednesday to draft legislativ...
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