Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., center, speaks accompanied by Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., left, and Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., during a news conference, before the vote on the Democrat's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 11, 2021
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March 12, 2021 7 a.m.
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Congress riven along party lines has approved the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a major triumph on legislation marshaling the government's spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.