<p>US President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed the Senate passage of a $1.9 trillion <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/us-senate-passes-joe-bidens-19-trillion-covid-19-bill-on-party-line-vote-959010.html" target="_blank">relief package</a> for the pandemic-stricken American economy, following a marathon overnight voting session.</p>.<p>"I promised the American people help was on the way. Today, I can say we've taken one more giant step forward in delivering on that promise," Biden said after the plan was approved along strict party lines.</p>.<p>"It obviously wasn't easy. It wasn't always pretty. But it was so desperately needed, urgently needed," he said of the plan -- which now heads back to the Democratic-led House of Representatives.</p>
<p>US President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed the Senate passage of a $1.9 trillion <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/us-senate-passes-joe-bidens-19-trillion-covid-19-bill-on-party-line-vote-959010.html" target="_blank">relief package</a> for the pandemic-stricken American economy, following a marathon overnight voting session.</p>.<p>"I promised the American people help was on the way. Today, I can say we've taken one more giant step forward in delivering on that promise," Biden said after the plan was approved along strict party lines.</p>.<p>"It obviously wasn't easy. It wasn't always pretty. But it was so desperately needed, urgently needed," he said of the plan -- which now heads back to the Democratic-led House of Representatives.</p>