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The stimulus bill passed by the House would increase the wage to $15 per hour by 2025, but the Senate parliamentarian said the provision violated the strict rules that Senate Democrats had to follow to pass the bill through a special process that shielded it from a filibuster and allowed for its approval with only Democratic support. (The New York Times)

Larry Summers, who was top economic adviser to President Barack Obama - under whom Mr Biden served as vice-president - has said the stimulus bill may be too big. (BBC News)

The House of Representatives has passed a $1.9tn coronavirus relief package, as US president Joe Biden cleared the first big hurdle on the way to securing congressional approval for his economic stimulus bill. (Financial Times)