Biden unveils $1.9T plan for virus, economy

Proposal pays most $1,400; extends jobless benefits.

  • President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his plan to combat covid-19 and boost the nation’s economy Thursday at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
    President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his plan to combat covid-19 and boost the nation’s economy Thursday at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
    WILMINGTON, Del.  — Saying the nation faces “a crisis of deep human suffering,” President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide on the pande...

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