Shortly after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that top Capitol Hill negotiators agreed to a $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus package, key Democrats vowed more economic intervention under the Biden administration. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, said, "This is a good bill. The Wall Street Journal reported that it is expected to provide $600 checks to many Americans and a $300 increase to federal unemployment benefits. "Now we need to promptly finalize text, avoid any last-minute obstacles and cooperate to move this legislation through both chambers." Ben Williamson, a White House spokesman, told the Journal, "We look forward to Congress sending a bill to his desk imminently for signature."

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