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despite republican efforts to slow down the final vote with a flurry of last-minute objections on the house floor. the bill would create a massive surge of new funding that will send $1,400 checks to tens of millions of americans, provide billions in aid for schools, small businesses, state governments, and the vaccine distribution effort and slash health care premiums for many obamacare recipients. joining me now is nbc's garrett haake on dpl xl. nbc chief white house correspondent and weekend today co-host peter alexander. former maryland democratic congresswoman donna edwards. and...

biden's massive 1.9 trillion dollar covid relief bill. all of this is happening as we approach the official one year anniversary of essentially lockdown america. right now they are still debating the measure, the vote on final passage will follow. we know what will happen there. joining me is kristen welker outside the white house. i will say this. this biden white house, it does seem to want to not avoid what's happening at the border. they want to take it, at least, give the appearance they are willing to take it head on. >> that's right, chuck. we're going to hear from ambassador ...

$14 billion for vaccine distribution, and expanse of the child tax credit that experts say could cut child poverty in half. and the $1400 direct stimulus checks. a promise that won back the senate for the democrats. he will address the public in the next hour no doubt to champion the success of the deal. he will announce another big deal for 100 million additional new doses of the johnson and johnson vaccine. enough to vaccinate roughly one in three americans. an advisor credited a historic partnership between johnson and johnson and murk. >> today they will direct jeff and the healt...

the president will announce the u.s. is buying another 100 million doses and bring you his remarks live when they start. moments ago, the senate confirmed merrick garland to be u.s. attorney general by 70-30 with republican leader mitch mcconnell voting yes after he spent close to a year blocking garland's 2016 nomination to the supreme court. earlier today the senate confirmed marcia fudge who last vote as a member of congress would be passing the relief which cull if i mated in this moment on the house floor. >> yay are 220. the nays are 211. the motion is adopted. >> joining us no...

signed into law on friday. president biden also announcing in just the last hoursh more vaccine split in the u.s. ensures the u.s. will have more than enough supply to vaccinate the entire population. here's president biden moments ago in the latest push. we're now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every american adult by the end of may, month earlier than anyone expected. today i'm directing, my hhs team, to produce another 100 million doses and perform another of the 100 million of the vaccine. this is wartime effort, we need maximum flexibility. there's always a chance ...