WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats are considering reshaping parts of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passed by the House, as party leaders hoping to salvage a minimum wage increase have abandoned one proposal aimed at pressuring big companies to boost workers' pay.

The chances seemed slim that Senate Democrats would find a way to include a minimum wage boost in the massive relief package, days after the nonpartisan parliamentarian said it violated the chamber's rules and had to fall from the bill.

Compared to that, most other changes the party was considering seemed modest. Senate Democrats were hoping to unveil their own version of the relief package as early as Wednesday.

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