In a wide-ranging televised town hall that touched on the pandemic, economic relief, China-U.S. relations and race and policing, Biden also aimed to build public support for his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, which is awaiting congressional action. “For four years, all that’s been in the news is Trump,” Biden said. Biden wants Congress to pass the legislation in the coming weeks in order to get $1,400 stimulus checks out to Americans and bolster unemployment payments. After a small business owner raised concerns at Tuesday’s town hall, Biden suggested he might be willing to consider a more gradual phase-in. Tuesday’s travel also marked Biden’s first flight on the larger version of Air Force One, the presidential plane.

Source: Standard Digital February 17, 2021 04:07 UTC