President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed coronavirus relief package would cost taxpayers $1.9 trillion, and his economic adviser defended the inclusion of several Democratic agenda items. BIDEN'S $1.9T STIMULUS PLAN IS A 'BAILOUT' FOR BLUE STATES' BAD LOCKDOWN POLICIES: WALTZ"Let's look at each of those," Deese said. President Trump himself had called for $2,000 checks instead of the $600 that ended up in the most recent stimulus package. "There’s a lot of skepticism that Congress would come together in a bipartisan way and deliver a down payment on this relief, and that happened. That's what the economy is telling us, that's what the experts are telling us and so that's our priority."

Source: Fox News January 17, 2021 16:56 UTC