US House passes $1.9tn Covid relief plan in major legislative victory for Biden
by Lauren Gambino in Washington from on (#5F504)
Final tally was 220 to 211, with one Democrat and all Republicans voting against the measure
A deeply divided Congress passed a landmark $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill on Wednesday, delivering the first major legislative victory of Joe Biden's presidency and a sweeping promise to raise millions of Americans out of poverty.
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