Biden has a recovery bill to sell and history to avoid repeating
Posted on AllSides March 11th, 2021
From The Left
With the massive Covid-relief bill headed for his desk, President Joe Biden now begins a political tightrope walk that bedeviled his two immediate Democratic predecessors: selling recovery in a time when not everyone experiences its full force.
The task begins in earnest with Biden’s first prime-time address Thursday, during which he is expected to discuss his efforts to halt the pandemic. The passage of the $1.9 trillion package in Congress will serve as a backdrop, with Biden planning to sign the bill into law Friday.
Already, the president has been...