Biden hails 'giant step' as Senate passes $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill
by Lauren Gambino in Washington and Martin Pengelly i from on (#5F0ZP)
- Republican opposition holds through marathon vote-a-rama'
- Speaker Pelosi has said measure should be law by 14 March
Joe Biden hailed one more giant step forward on delivering on that promise that help is on the way", after Democrats took a critical step towards a first major legislative victory since assuming control of Congress and the White House, with a party-line vote in the Senate to approve a $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill.
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