President Biden will deliver a prime-time address this week to mark one year since the coronavirus pandemic locked down much of the country.
The remarks, set for Thursday evening, will be Biden’s first scheduled during prime time, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki. An exact time has yet to be set.
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“He will discuss the many sacrifices that the American people have made over the last year and the grave loss communities and families across the country have suffered,” she said on Monday.
Biden will also talk about what the public can do regarding “beating the virus and moving the country toward getting back to normal,” she added.
Biden has held memorial events to commemorate COVID-19 death toll milestones since his inauguration, such as when the country reached more than 500,000 deaths.
Over the weekend, the Senate passed an amended version of Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus spending package, which cleared the House earlier this month. The measure is likely to be approved again by the House on Tuesday, appropriating the funds to send $1,400 stimulus checks to eligible recipients, among other measures.
Biden predicted last week that the public would start receiving relief by the end of March, overlooking potential problems caused by more liberal Democrats unhappy with the centrist compromises included by the likes of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.
“Our focus right now is getting this bill across the finish line,” Psaki said. “In terms of what the checks would look like, I just don’t have an update on that for you today.”
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Manchin is emerging as a critical vote in the evenly divided Senate, reeling in the more liberal aspirations of Biden’s Democratic base. Psaki on Monday confirmed that Biden and the senator “speak regularly” as the president turns to other legislative agenda items, such as infrastructure.
