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Congress clears omnibus spending package with coronavirus relief

CQ Budget, Ep. 183

Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., who oversaw the spending bill's passage on the House floor, is retiring at the end of this session.
Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., who oversaw the spending bill's passage on the House floor, is retiring at the end of this session. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted December 22, 2020 at 12:36pm

CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss the $1.4 trillion spending package to fund the government for 2021, breaking down what’s in it and where an additional $900 billion in COVID-19 relief is going.

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