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Biden Passes "Historic" Covid Relief Bill For American People

03.11.2021 - By CNNPlay

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The House approves the historic $1.9 trillion covid relief bill and President Joe Biden is to sign it into law on Friday. Biden says that the passage of the covid relief bill is a "historic victory for the American people." The bill will allow for millions of Americans to get $1,400 checks soon after the final passage of the bill. Biden also announced his plan to buy 100 million more Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine doses. 

Biden is to address that nation tomorrow after his major victory with the passage of the covid relief bill. 

Unaccompanied migrant children are staying in border patrol facilities an average of four days or more. The Biden Administration is refusing to call the migrant surge at the border a "crisis." 

Two more Biden cabinet members, Merrick Garland as attorney general and Marcia Fudge as HUD secretary, have been confirmed.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services say that nursing homes can safely expand their visitations, which also includes indoor visitation. Texas ends its mask mandate and let's businesses fully reopen today despite health officials' warnings. Alaska opens vaccinations to anyone 16 years and older. Dozens of states are expanding their health eligibility.

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