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US Senate approves house bill to end Covid-19 emergency

House-passed legislation gets 68-23 vote

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 30 Mar 2023 9:45AM

US Senate approves house bill to end Covid-19 emergency
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer earlier said that President Joe Biden previously planned to end the Covid-19 national emergency by May 11. – Pixabay pic, March 30, 2023

WASHINGTON – The US Senate approved a House-passed legislation to immediately end the Covid-19 national emergency.

The Senate on Wednesday passed the measure with a 68-23 vote, sending it to the White House, reported Sputnik.

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in earlier remarks that President Joe Biden would not veto the resolution.

Biden previously planned to end the national emergency by May 11.

Former US president Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. – Bernama, March 30, 2023

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