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Highlights of the COVID-19 relief bill advancing in Congress

by Kevin Freking
| February 26, 2021 12:12 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package early Saturday, 219-212, that includes $1,400 checks for most Americans and billions of dollars for schools, state and local governments and businesses.

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