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Let's see. Yup he did, you dishonest little weasel.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/11/joe-biden-signs-covid-19-relief-bill-stimulus-checks-into-law/4647894001/
President Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with $1,400 stimulus checks into law
Maureen Groppe
USA TODAY
March 11, 2021
Yes, he did.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill, hours before he planned to address the nation to begin an extensive outreach campaign explaining the massive spending package.
Biden signs the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
The measure includes direct payments of up to $1,400 for individuals, billions to help schools and colleges reopen, and funding for vaccine distribution – along with many other measures aimed at helping America recover from the pandemic.
[$1.9 friggin' TRILLION! Trump's stimulus was $900 billion, less than half of Biden's]
"I believe this… historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people of this nation – working people, middle class folks, people that built the country – a fighting chance," Biden said, before signing the bill from the Oval Office as Vice President Kamala Harris stood behind him. "I’m going to have a lot more to say about that tonight and the next couple days."
Shortly after, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the direct payments could start showing up in people's bank accounts as early as this weekend.
The White House moved up the bill signing to Thursday from Friday after Congress finalized the bill sooner than expected.
"We want to move as fast as possible," Ron Klain, Biden's chief of staff, tweeted when the new time was announced.
Biden will still hold a celebratory signing event with congressional leaders on Friday.
The signing comes days before a federal boost to unemployment benefits was set to expire on Sunday.
No Republican voted for the legislation, which passed the House on Wednesday and the Senate on Saturday. One Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, voted against it.
Republicans complain the bill is too expensive and is packed with provisions not directly related to combating the pandemic.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., criticized the bill as a "laundry list of leftwing priorities that predate the pandemic and do not meet the needs of American families."
Democrats say it is one of the largest anti-poverty bills in a generation, aiming to deliver on Biden's promise to send aid to millions of Americans grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden said an “overwhelming percentage” of the American people support the package.
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Lucky, you really are a sniveling little weasel.
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