President-elect Joe Biden sought to manage expectations regarding how he can realistically alleviate some of the economic hardship created by the coronavirus pandemic.

“My ability to get you help immediately does not exist,” he said Wednesday. “I’m not even in office for another 50 days. And then, I have to get legislation passed through the United States Congress to get done what I want to do.”

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