Biden to Unveil $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Package in Political Test
Biden Seeks $1.9 Trillion for Relief in First Economic Plan Bloomberg 1/15/2021 Nancy Cook, Jenny Leonard and Mario Parker (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Joe Biden will ask Congress for $1.9 trillion to fund immediate relief for the pandemic-wracked U.S. economy, a package that risks swift Republican opposition over big-ticket spending on Democratic priorities including aid to state and local governments. “We have to act and we have to act now,” Biden said Thursday night in Wilmington, Delaware. He said he would lay out a second, broader economic recovery plan next month...