Democrats won Senate approval Saturday of President Joe Bidens $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package after modifying some provisions to assuage party moderates but preserving historic debt relief for minority farmers that Republicans tried to strip from the bill.
Because of a number of changes made by the Senate, which passed the bill 50-49 after an all-night session that left many senators struggling to stay awake Saturday morning, the legislation must go to back to the House for a final approval before it can go to Biden for his signature.Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, missed the votes because of a funeral in his home state.
The bill,which contains $22.7 billion in agriculture and nutrition assistance provisions, including $3.6 billio…
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