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Dec. 28, 2020 | 11:43 AM

After Trump backs down on stimulus bill, Democrats aim for higher relief checks

(FILES) In this file photo US President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2020. After nearly a week's delay and under pressure from all sides, President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion Covid-19 relief bill December 27, the White House said, extending benefits to millions of Americans struggling through the pandemic. The package "providing coronavirus emergency response and relief" is part of a larger spending bill that, with Trump's signature, will avoid

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