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By Nancy Cook

February 4, 2021 at 7:00 AM UTC

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February 4, 2021 at 8:21 PM UTC

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In his drive to deliver Americans $1.9 trillion in economic relief, President Joe Biden is turning to a trusted aide known more for his record of forging compromises on some of the nation’s most charged issues than he is for his progressive politics.

Brian Deese, director of Biden’s National Economic Council, stepped down from his position at BlackRock Inc. to become the White House frontman in the fight to push a stimulus through a Congress deeply divided over the substance and price tag of the rescue package.