The package would be the second-largest economic stimulus in US history, following a $2.3 trillion aid bill passed in March. Republican and Democratic leaders said the package should have enough support to pass both chambers of Congress. Congress aims to include the coronavirus aid package in a $1.4 trillion spending bill funding government programs through September 2021. The House voted 329-65 to extend funding through Monday, buying more time to pass the coronavirus package and the larger government spending bill. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters on an agreement of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) aid package on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, December 20, 2020.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 21, 2020 01:30 UTC