Trump Signs Virus Relief Bill After Panning $600 Checks
- Action averts a partial government shutdown on Tuesday
- Congress cleared $900 billion in pandemic relief last week
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President Donald Trump signed a bill containing $900 billion in pandemic relief, backing down from last-minute demands that undercut his own negotiating team, risked a government shutdown and delayed widely supported economic aid as coronavirus cases continue to rise.
The legislation Congress passed Dec. 21 includes $1.4 trillion in government spending to fund federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year in September. The government had been operating on temporary spending authority that expires after the end of the day Monday.