Congress overwhelmingly approved $900 billion of relief for households and businesses battled by the coronavirus pandemic, passing an emergency measure planned at sustaining the country through a hard winter and into a new year.The bill now goes to the White House, where President Trump is expected to sign it into law.The Senate voted 92-6 late Monday to accept both the infusion of coronavirus aid, together with a $1.4 trillion stimulus bill that will fund the government through September. Initially, the Senate’s presiding officer stated that the vote was 91-7, which was corrected afterwards to 92-6.The package passed the House earlier Monday evening in a 359-53 vote.
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