day 50 of the biden administration and exactly halfway through his first 100 days in office the president is marking two big accomplishments. today he secured a landmark bill for federal aid, and he announced that over 100 million more covid vaccines will soon be in the pipeline and then in arms across our country. this afternoon congress cleared biden s signature domestic packages, $1.9 trillion national relief package. this bill represents a historic, historic victory for the american people. the bill won final passage in the house of representatives on a straight party line vote, 220-211 with biden looking on from the executive mansion. there we go. [ applause ] the white house says the president plans to sign the legislation on friday. americans should know this aid they re about to get is from the democrats. that is not a political statement at all. only democrats voted for it. not a single republican in the house or the senate. this is the most consequential l
220-211 with biden looking on from the executive mansion. there we go. [ applause ] the white house says the president plans to sign the legislation on friday. americans should know this aid they re about to get is from the democrats. that is not a political statement at all. only democrats voted for it. not a single republican in the house or the senate. this is the most consequential legislation that many of us will ever be a party to. we said if we won those two seats in georgia we would get things done. mr. ossoff and mr. warnock told the citizens of georgia if they were elected, they would make sure that the actual promises made would be promises kept. this bill offers one of the largest infusions of federal aid since the great depression. in many ways it redraws our social safety net and thus has been described in terms of the new deal and the great society. it includes those $1,400 stimulus checks, extended unemployment benefits, funds for states and small bu
democrats and five republicans that, you know, argued and fought and came to a bill that would work, i think it s the same thing within the 50 democrats too. s we don t all see the world the same way. so let s negotiate and let s come up with a bill that lowers costs for families, cuts taxes, and move this economy forward so we can stay the premier power in the world. china plans to supplant us. if we don t tend to business, they can two that. sounds like you re going to be a supporter of it regardless of what it looks like in the detail? oh, no. no, no, no, no, no. it s going to come over from the house. there s going to be changes. i m going to compare it to whatt montana needs, and that s going to be where i focus on. but, look, we re dealing with reasonable people here. i think we can come up with a bill that s a very, very good bill that works for states like montana and other states in the union. bibi
we all have a role, and we ought to use our platforms. i say congress is a mirror to society and people need to see that.on that s right. speaking of attacks, you ve been the subject of the attacks from the former president for supporting a public works bill. on november 7th he wrote, all republicans who voted for democratic mitch mcconnell voted for a terrible socialist infrastructure plan and induced others in his party do likewise. and, finally, on the 13th, that s what saving america needs to do by saving the gop from. would you have supported this bill if the vote had been in november instead of august? chuck, i happen to be the ranking member of the transportation infrastructure subcommittee, so i helped write a good part of this bill. i was advocating for it long before mitch mcconnell announced his support. he didn t induce me in any way. president trump and i had a healthy conversation about it