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As Senate rushes $1.9 trillion bill through Congress, Biden faces doubts over whether it s still the right package
Jeff Stein, Heather Long and Erica Werner, The Washington Post
March 4, 2021
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President Biden speaks about the Paycheck Protection Program at the White House on Feb. 22.Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford.
WASHINGTON - It was dark days when, six days before his inauguration, President Joe Biden first released his $1.9 trillion relief proposal. The economic recovery was backsliding, covid-19 cases were surging, and vaccines were just starting to get out.
Nearly two months later, as the Senate plans to begin voting Thursday on a nearly identical package, the economic and public health outlook appear to have changed. The economy is doing better, covid-19 cases have plateaued at a high but much-reduced level, and Biden has said there would be vaccines for every American adult by the end of May.