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What’s in the $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

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What’s in the $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (R) walks to the House side of the US Capitol in Washington, on March 9, 2021. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill last weekend sending it back to the House for an imminently expected approval before it lands on President Joe Biden’s desk.

The revised package leaves out the proposal to raise the national hourly minimum wage to $15, resolving a major sticking point among Democrats.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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