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Update news US Congress
US Congress has passed a far-reaching US$900 million COIVID-19 relief package together with US$1.4 trillion spending bill for 2021, in which the government will grant nearly US$170 million worth of assistance to Vietnam.
FACSA representatives have told Vietnam Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh that the US Congress would continue to back the further development of bilateral relations for mutual benefit aiming to elevate the comprehensive partnership to a higher level.
A media "shield" law being debated in the US Congress, in a bid to protect reporters with confidential sources, has divided journalists and free-speech advocates.
The US Congress has finally approved emergency disaster aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy, but only after a delay that sparked East Coast Republican outrage against their own party leadership.
With nearly 100 new members, the US Congress convened fresh from the year-end "fiscal cliff" fiasco, as lawmakers cast a wary eye towards the tough budget battles ahead.