Pelosi ‘can’t hide’ excitement over Covid rescue plan
10 March 2021 |
12:43 pm
"I’m so excited. I just can't hide it," says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Joe Biden's relief plan, which is on the verge of clearing Congress in a final vote on Wednesday. The American Rescue Plan promises to offer a lifeline for millions of American families and businesses, as well as stimulating an economy emerging from the pandemic. "It's a remarkable, historic, transformative piece of legislation," says Pelosi.
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