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‘We have to act fast, we have to act big': Biden hits gas on Covid relief
25 days ago | By Politico
After two weeks of letting negotiations over a Covid relief package linger in Congress, Joe Biden hit the gas on Wednesday.
The president worked the phones and hunkered down with fellow Democrats at the White House, in what aides described as an overt signal that he wants his massive “rescue” package passed and passed quickly.
“If we are going to get our arms wrapped around Covid, we have to act fast, we have to act big and the sooner we can start the better,” said White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond. “That's how the president looks at it.”
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