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Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end 鈥渁 crisis of deep human suffering鈥 by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic鈥檚 prolonged economic fallout.

Called the 鈥淎merican Rescue Plan,鈥 the legislative proposal would meet Biden鈥檚 goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the 100th day of his administration, and advance his objective of reopening most schools by the spring. On a parallel track, it delivers another round of aid to stabilize the economy while the public health effort seeks the upper hand on the pandemic.