Joe Biden Greets Passage of 6,000-page Relief Bill with Call for More SpendingJoel B. Pollak 22 Dec 2020
President-elect Joe Biden greeted the passage Monday night of a massive, 6,000-page coronavirus relief and spending bill with calls for more spending on the pandemic in the new year.
The House and the Senate both passed the bill by overwhelming, veto-proof majorities after having just a few hours to read the voluminous text of the legislation. The bill provided $900 in coronavirus relief funding, including $300 for expanded federal unemployment benefits and $600 checks for households — half of the amounts provided by initial relief legislation earlier this year. But it also included $1.4 trillion to fund the rest of the government — including massive pork projects and pet causes of politicians on either side of the aisle.
Biden tweeted:
Joe Biden
@JoeBiden
I applaud this relief package, but our work is far from over. Starting in the new year, Congress will need to immediately get to work on support for our COVID-19 plan.
My message to everyone out there struggling right now: help is on the way.
The Associated Press
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BREAKING: Congress has passed a $900 billion COVID relief bill, authorizing new aid to individuals and businesses as the pandemic persists. http://apne.ws/wfLIJSI
11:35 PM · Dec 21, 2020
The Washington Post noted:
Biden’s assessment, made repeatedly in recent weeks, echoes the view of many Democrats who see the bill as the beginning of a negotiation, not the end. The notion that more aid is necessary — Biden at times has said talks should start as early as January — sets up perhaps the first major legislative test for the new president and his self-proclaimed negotiating skills.
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