Senate Democrats reach deal on jobless aid

By Makini Brice and David Morgan
Updated March 6 2021 - 12:44pm, first published 12:40pm
Moderate Democrat Joe Manchin (L) was pushing to lower the bill's jobless benefit.
Moderate Democrat Joe Manchin (L) was pushing to lower the bill's jobless benefit.

Democrats in the US Senate say they have resolved their differences over unemployment aid in President Joe Biden's $US1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill, enabling them to move forward with the sweeping package after hours of delay.

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