Biden refocuses on COVID-19 relief after Trump impeachment

President-elect Joe Biden stuck to his policy agenda rather than get distracted by impeachment politics through his unveiling of a $1.9 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus proposal on Thursday.

During a 25-minute, prime-time address, Biden strove to go beyond the nuts and bolts of his "American Rescue Plan" by conveying empathy for the hardships many people across the country are feeling during the pandemic.

"We didn't get into all this overnight. We won't get out of it overnight, and we can't do it as a separated and divided nation. The only way we can do it is to come together," he said in Delaware.

Touting his inauguration on Wednesday as the start of "a new chapter," Biden warned his new administration would likely make mistakes.