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Reading aloud of 628-page Covid bill delays debate in US Senate

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The US Senate finally took up the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package but a ploy by opponents - reading the entire 628-page bill aloud on the chamber floor - promptly stalled the action.

President Joe Biden has pushed hard to get his top legislative priority through Congress, and it narrowly cleared the House of Representatives last week.

But instead of the upper chamber launching directly into debating the measure aimed at helping millions of families and boosting a crippled economy, Republicans halted the process for hours by demanding that clerks recite every word of the ambitious plan.

Republicans already appeared united in opposing the proposal over its high cost, and lawmakers braced for marathon days that will include up to 20 hours

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