More aid for cash-strapped and pandemic-weary Hennepin County residents could be on the way soon as the U.S. Senate this week prepares to debate its own version of a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by the House of Representatives over the weekend.
Senate Democrats hope to unveil their version of the massive relief package and begin debate as early as Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.
The goal is to send the legislation, which aims to combat the pandemic and bolster the U.S. economy, to President Joe Biden by March 14 — the day emergency jobless benefits lawmakers approved in December expire.