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Congress 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. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Politics Congress Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate

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. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Politics House Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate Th

'$4 In My Bank Account': Pandemic Has Left Millions Of Livelihoods In Limbo More than 10 million people are currently out of jobs, and the hardest hit industries are also some of the lowest-paying, including retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism. Sarah Gonzales for NPR hide caption toggle caption Sarah Gonzales for NPR The Coronavirus Crisis '

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Here Is What's In Congress' COVID-19 Relief Package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak Sunday following a press conference on Capitol Hill after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate finally came to an agreement on the coronavirus relief bill. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Politics Here Is What's In Congress' COVID-19 Relief Package

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