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Biden proposes $1.9 trillion spending package

Joe Biden is no mood to waste any time once he assumes office, and is already drawing plans to put together a concerted response to the pandemic. Signaling a shift from the previous administration, president-elect Biden proposed a $1.9 trillion rescue package to combat the economic downturn and the Covid-19 crisis, outlining the type of sweeping aid that Democrats have been demanding for months. The package includes more than $400 billion to combat the pandemic directly, and includes money to accelerate vaccine deployment and to safely reopen most schools within 100 days.