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House nears relief bill passage; Dems mull wage hike rescue

by Alan Fram
| February 26, 2021 7:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats edged a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to the brink of House passage early Saturday, even as party leaders sought to assure agitated progressives that they’d revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.

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