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USA – US virus talks drag on liability as Congress prepares stopgap aid (Al Jazeera)

United States politicians are giving themselves more time to sort through their end-of-session business on government spending and COVID-19 relief, preparing a one-week stopgap spending bill that would prevent a shutdown this weekend.

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer,  the Number 2 Democrat in the US House of Representatives, said on Twitter that the temporary government funding bill is slated for a vote on December 9, when it is sure to easily pass.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/8/us-virus-talks-drag-on-liability-as-congress-preps-stopgap-aid