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House Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate






Members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus — co-chairs Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., at podium, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., right — took credit for helping to break the logjam on an emergency COVID-19 relief bill.



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House Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate



The legislation extending aid to unemployed, providing money for vaccine distribution and a round of $600 stimulus checks was attached to an annual government funding bill that tacked on other items.