Biden urges Congress to pass Democrats' COVID-19 relief package
By Naomi Jagoda - 11/16/20 04:36 PM EST
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday urged Congress to pass a coronavirus relief package, touting legislation House Democrats passed earlier this year that is opposed by Republicans.
"Right now, Congress should come together and pass a COVID relief package like the HEROES Act that the House passed six months ago," Biden said during remarks in Wilmington, Del. "Once we shut down the virus and deliver economic relief to workers and businesses, then we can start to build back better than before."
House Democrats passed a $3 trillion version of the HEROES Act in May, and passed a $2.2 trillion, slimmed-down version of the package in October. Both versions of the package include money for state and local governments, enhanced unemployment benefits and a second round of stimulus payments, among other things.
Republicans have criticized the Democratic packages, arguing that they are too expensive.
Biden urged Democrats and Republicans to work together, saying he thinks the public wants politicians to cooperate.
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