Biden to Travel to Pennsylvania, Georgia Next Week to Promote Covid Stimulus
Published Date: 3/12/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
President Joe Biden formally kicked off a victory tour to celebrate his $1.9 trillion stimulus, stamping his mark on a law he says will help deliver Americans relief from the pandemic and its economic devastation. Biden will travel next week to Pennsylvania and Georgia -- two key political battlegrounds in the last election -- to kick off what the White House is calling the “Help is Here” tour to promote the relief measure. Harris will join Biden in Georgia and also plans her own trips to Nevada and Colorado, two other states crucial for Democrats in 2022 and beyond. The president said he plans to “speak directly to the American people about how this law is going to make a significant difference in their lives.” The White House wants to ensure Biden and Democrats receive credit for the package, which polls show a majority of Americans support. Biden has said Barack Obama was too modest in celebrating the 2009 stimulus he signed into law, and that as a result Democrats paid a price in the midterm elections the following year. By touting the virus relief measure, Biden’s team is seeking to lay groundwork for forthcoming recovery package, focused on infrastructure and climate policies, that will be even more difficult to pass through the closely divided Congress. “The next thing to do is to implement the bill and to go out and talk to people about how this money is going to make a difference in their lives,” White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said this week on MSNBC. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake