InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate US Congress ‘closing in’ on US$900 billion COVID-19 aid bill By financialnews_rlv83x - December 16, 2020 0 207 U.S. congressional negotiators neared a US$900 billion deal to address COVID-19, including direct payments to Americans but no financial aid for states and cities and no liability protections for businesses, according to media reports on Wednesday.