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NEW YORK TIMES: Going big pays off for Biden
Aid package of $1.9-trillion is among the most expansive legislative achievements in decades
14 March 2021 - 16:01
US President Joe Biden made it clear that he wanted to move fast and go big to deliver emergency aid to a nation reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday he realised this goal with the signing of the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping, $1.9-trillion aid package aimed at rescuing the nation from its pandemic slump.
This is an early and impressive political win for Biden: he pushed for a $1.9-trillion deal, and he got a $1.9-trillion deal that largely follows the contours he proposed. Far more important, this is a big win for the American public — especially those of modest economic means...
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