Senate passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, without additional hospital funding

The Senate passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan on Saturday, with amendments, the biggest being no plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

The American Rescue PlanĀ also doesn’t include relief funding for hospitals or loan forgiveness, which wasn’t in the House bill but was requested by the American Hospital Association.

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