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DC officials: Relief bill cheats Washington of $700 million

by Associated Press
| March 26, 2020 11:30 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in the nation's capital lashed out Thursday at the $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic relief package moving through Congress, saying it cheats Washington, D.C., of more than $700 million by treating it as a territory rather than a state.

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