What’s in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill

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🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

What’s in the coronavirus relief bill — and what’s not. The story of a Syrian spy. And the royal fallout from that Oprah interview.

Economic policy reporter Rachel Siegel lays out what made it into the Senate’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, what didn’t, and how soon Americans could be receiving financial relief.

Joby Warrick covers national security and weapons proliferation for The Post. In his latest book, “Red Line,” he looks at how a spy working for Syria’s chemical weapons program ended up delivering secrets to the CIA.

Meghan and Harry sat down for a blockbuster interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Sunday on CBS. The Post’s Jennifer Hassan reports that this isn’t the first time British royals or British tabloids have been accused of racism and sexism.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post, hey it's Ross Helderman from the Post
0:08.4	calling.
0:09.4	How are you?
0:10.4	Hey there, it's Simon from the Post.
0:12.4	Hey, it's Dave.
0:13.4	This is Post Reports.
0:14.4	I'm Alexis D.O. in for Martin Powers.
0:20.2	It's Monday, March 8.
0:24.1	Today what's in the COVID relief bill?
0:27.4	The story of a Syrian spy and the Meghan Markle interview that everyone's talking about.
0:37.1	The weekend capped off a marathon 25 hour debate that ended with the Senate approving its
0:44.1	version of the American Rescue Plan.
0:50.4	So Senator Bush has changed the vote if not the years are 50.
0:57.3	The days of 49 bill as amended is passed.
1:02.5	This is the culmination of months and months of Democrats on Capitol Hill in particular
1:07.6	pushing for more stimulus from Congress and really the first major pledge from the Biden
1:13.6	administration to pass a major bill to fill some of the remaining holes in the economy, expand
1:20.0	the pandemic response and actually a whole host of other measures that are part of this
1:24.0	sprawling $1.9 trillion package.
1:27.6	This plan puts us on a path to beating the virus.
1:31.2	This plan gives those families who are struggling the most to help in the breathing room they
1:35.0	need to get through this moment.
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