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House to vote on Senate-amended coronavirus bill

CQ Budget, Ep. 193

The House is set to vote on the Senate-amended coronavirus relief bill in the coming days. — The House is set to vote on the Senate-amended coronavirus relief bill in the coming days. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman and Evan Campbell

Posted March 9, 2021 at 11:35am

The House is set to vote as soon as Wednesday on the revised $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill, with the votes expected be along party lines. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman discuss the changes to the bill, the timeline for its passage and what this means for the Democrats’ fight against poverty.

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