Here Are the Major Parts of $1.9 Trillion Biden Relief Plan
- Direct payments, unemployment aid, vaccine money top the list
- Biden plans to seek Republican support for legislation
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President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan is designed to both pump money into the economy and contain the coronavirus pandemic.
The plan includes a wave of new spending, including more direct payments to households, an expansion of jobless benefits, more money for state and local governments and an expansion of vaccinations and virus-testing programs. The proposal also calls for a $15 federal minimum wage and more eviction protections.