Biden urges Congress to act quickly on COVID-19 relief package

President Biden is urging Congress to make his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package its top priority. House Democrats hope to send its version of the legislation to the Senate within two weeks. Lori Bettinger, a former director of the Troubled Asset Relief Program under President Obama, joins CBSN for analysis of the package.

[omegabat]

Love how three weeks is soon? A lot of people get hurt more after three weeks. You stay and you get this done. You don’t go home and come back.

[blackmexicantrumpvoter]

Really? You have the house the Senate and the presidency and still can't get it past SMH

[mopthermopther]

Does Congress want another
‘peaceful protest’ ?

[kennethbertram]

Hurry on impeachment of non sitting president but the citizens can suffer and wait their turn. Anyone see what's wrong here?

[Serendipity]

This should have been done asap! One excuse after the next. Send the way overdue money out and stop the nonsense!

[andrebleu]

Where is $2000 you promise liar liar liar

[mikeainsworth]

How much of this $1.9 trillion is actually going to the people this time? A couple million, maybe?

[CousinBowling]

Why did you LIE about the $2000, Joe?

[dickslap]

Or he could just open the economy like trump wanted to but Ok.

[wildone]

Government waited way to long!! Self employed people are losing everything and restaurants and brick and mortar stores suffered bad!! Are government SUCKS

[lproof]

And how about all of those boos during his call for a moment of silence last night?

[jasonsmith]

please pass ASAP!!! I just lost my job

[susanbannister]

Please consider passing this...seniors need help as well.

[davidellis]

The Checks should be ready to go by the end of the week. Forget the GOP & lets go !

[steveguti]

Jesus Christ is the only way praise God praying for everyone everyday God bless you all

[dewaynemizzell]

They didn’t care when Trump was president, so why bother now?

[melissacopeland]

God Please Pass this 3rd STIMULUS that we ALL NEED ASAP...In Jesus Name AMEN U ALL

[luntershaptopfukinov]

If my memory was almost gone, I’d want things done as quickly as possible, too.
“Make sure to salute the Marines”.. right?

[ms.lemonpie]

Soon is not the first week of March playa

[tea]

Cut their salary off... the check will then be here in hours.