READ: Full House Democratic Covid relief and $15 minimum wage increase bill

By CNN Newsource

Published February 19, 2021 1:38 PM

House Democrats on Friday released the full text of their $1.9 Covid-19 relief bill, which includes an increase in the federal minimum wage, direct checks for Americans making $75,000 or less a year, an extension of $400 federal unemployment benefits and more money for small businesses struggling amid the pandemic.

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