US House set to vote on Covid-19 relief, Joe Biden on cusp of triumph

The US House was expected to give final congressional approval Wednesday to the package, which aims to fulfill Democrats' campaign promises to beat the Covid-19 pandemic and revive the enfeebled economy.

Congress is poised to approve a landmark USD 1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, placing President Joe Biden on the cusp of an early triumph that advances Democratic priorities and showcases the unity his party will need to forge future victories. The House was expected to give final congressional approval Wednesday to the package, which aims to fulfill Democrats' campaign promises to beat the pandemic and revive the enfeebled economy. House and Senate Republicans have unanimously opposed the package as bloated, crammed with liberal policies and heedless of signs the dual crises are easing. "It's a remarkable, historic, transformative piece of legislation which goes a very long way to crushing the virus and solving our economic crisis," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Tuesday.