President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are directly involved in building support for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 recovery bill, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
They face a race against time to steer the ambitious funding plan through Congress before a mid-March cutoff for another round of financial assistance amid opposition from Republicans, who have balked at the high cost, and some Democrats, who believe benefits should be better targeted.
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