The Senate will take up and pass a $2 trillion coronavirus emergency relief spending bill Wednesday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced.

“Today, the Senate will act to help the people of this country weather this storm,” McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said in a floor speech.

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