Biden To Visit Atlanta; Signs $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan Into Law

Atlanta GA

11 March, 2021

3:00 PM

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ATLANTA — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are coming to Georgia next week to tout his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, according to reports. The trip is part of a victory lap the president will make through battleground states, including Georgia and Pennsylvania where voters pushed him over the top during the election, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting. The trip is scheduled to swing through Atlanta on March 19, although more details are not currently available. In particular, Georgia is responsible for the bill that passed both houses of Congress along party lines, with elections of Sen. Raphael Warnock and Sen. Jon Ossoff, two Democrats who flipped the Senate with their runoff victories in January. Both men ran on, among other things, the promise to help the president pass the COVID-19 recovery bill that would send $1,400 checks to middle-class and low-earning families. Word of the Atlanta came Thursday before Biden signed the bill into law during a short ceremony at the White House. Tune in as President Biden signs the American Rescue Plan. https://t.co/ZfpKjSkA8w— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 11, 2021 "I believe this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country," he said during the ceremony. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republicans have criticized the recovery legislation because the more than $8 billion that will come to the state, cities and counties cannot be used for tax cuts.