69% of Americans Approve of Biden's Handling of Covid-19

President Joe Biden will escalate appeals for Congress to back his top priority, $1.9 trillion in pandemic relief, seeking to overcome Republican opposition to the plan as he enters his first full week in office.

Biden’s top economic adviser, Brian Deese, spent more than an hour on Sunday discussing the proposal with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Some asked the White House to further justify what would be the second-largest emergency spending measure in U.S. history and expressed interest in a much narrower bill focused on accelerating coronavirus vaccine distribution, according to Senator Angus King of Maine and people familiar with the matter.

Deese and other officials provided details and context in response to the senators’ questions, according to an administration official. Senior White House aides plan to keep talking with lawmakers in both parties this week to hear their concerns but also press for urgent action, the official said.

As the president’s team began its work with key lawmakers, Biden is moving forward with another round of executive actions, following on a series of orders signed soon after he took office. On Monday, he will sign an order directing federal agencies to buy more American-made products and is expected to take other actions on criminal justice, climate, health care and immigration.

The new orders will add to roughly two dozen actions Biden has signed since Inauguration Day in an effort to address the coronavirus pandemic, reverse former President Donald Trump’s agenda and point the nation in a new direction.

While girding for what may be prolonged negotiations with Republicans, Biden received welcome news with the Senate’s decision to delay the start of Trump’s second impeachment trial. The president had urged lawmakers to spend more time filling Cabinet posts and working on his agenda. The Senate this week is expected to take up the nomination of Janet Yellen to lead the Treasury Department, which would fill a key vacancy at a critical moment for the economy.

But agreement has been hard to come by in the 50-50 Senate, where Democratic and Republican leaders have yet to reach a power-sharing deal -- much less come to terms on the White House’s stimulus proposal.

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[glennhansen]

I'd like to know where are they taking these surveys in the capital

[Toekneepowers]

100% of Americans were not in this polling.

[coconutlacroix]

Why doesn't the Press Sec wear a mask on federal property?

[sultanw]

LOL they probably interviewed 10 democrats and 3 didn’t approve so they just put 69%

[clintcheek]

The American people will show you the true numbers in the likes and dislikes

[tubs]

The poll was conducted by ABC, that should tell you all you need to know.

[icontrolmythoughts]

When you stop believing in them and their lies, they will vanish..

[Mrnotw]

He’s only been president for a week!!! How is this even accurate.

[deezy]

The like /dislike ratio fact checkers determined this video is false

[grimmace]

LMAO....what a biased BS story this is, he just said it's "hopeless" and "nothing can ease covids dark winter"

[TheRealJoeM]

5 days of handling sure is quite the record.

[reddotsxul]

Trump- “I will put travel bans on foreign countries”, approval rating: 17%
Biden-“I will put travel bans on foreign countries”, approval rating: 109%

[Rell-euwv]

Fact check: This claim is being disputed

[scothowe]

One of the best lessons my father taught me as a child was about the little boy who cried wolf. It’s obvious that those in the media missed that lesson.

[brandonharris]

Hasn’t handled anything yet. And has anyone on here ever done one of these polls?

[orangehatmusic]

Also Today Biden Said: There's nothing more we can do to flatten the curve against Covid-19

[westbranchgrassman]

they must be using Dominion polling machines to get their numbers.

[Tmanowns]

What handling? All he's done is come in and say "we can't do anything about it.

[t.t.]

Your headline has been fact checked and found to be false.

[BlueDippy]

Didn't he literally say there is nothing his administration can do.... lol