U.S. Congress passes $1.9 tril. coronavirus package in win for Biden

The U.S. Congress passed a $1.9 trillion relief package Wednesday to support businesses and households battered by the coronavirus pandemic, handing a major legislative win to President Joe Biden less than two months into his presidency.The package, which Biden said will be signed into law on Friday, will deliver checks of up to $1,400 per person to most households, making it the third round of direct payments provided amid the health crisis that has continued for about year.Biden hailed the American Rescue Plan Act as a "historic piece of legislation that addresses a major crisis and lifts…READ FULL ARTICLE