US Senate passes $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, House Democrats plan final approval Tuesday

The US Senate has voted, 50 to 49, to approve the $1.9 trillion relief bill on Saturday, and will now head to the House of Representatives. The Democratic-held House aims to pass the bill on Tuesday and send it to President Joe Biden for his signature before a March 14 deadline to renew unemployment aid programs.
Republicans senators opposed another major spending plan, contending the state of the economy does not warrant it.