At the end of some 15 hours of debate on the Senate floor, the chamber on Friday narrowly approved a budget plan that's key to passing President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Corona virus aid bill.

The Senate vote lead to a 50 50 partisan deadlock, which was broken by Vice President Kamala Harris, the Senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the concurrent resolution as amended, is adopted.

The House, which approved an initial version of the budget measure earlier this week, will vote on its final approval Friday.

Once the budget is approved.

Democrats could push the co vid relief package through Congress in coming weeks without Republican support.

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Democrats and the Biden administration have said they want legislation to move quickly to address a pandemic that has killed more than 450,000 Americans and left million's jobless.

They want to spend the $1.9 trillion to speed up cove in 19 vaccinations throughout the country.

Other funds would extend special unemployment benefits that will expire at the end of March and make direct payments to people to help them pay bills and stimulate the economy.