Biden says relief is on the way in prime-time address, with stimulus checks going out as soon as this weekend, vaccines for all adults by May 1
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- President Joe Biden is giving his first prime-time address Thursday night since moving to the White House.
- The speech marks the Democrats' $1.9 trillion stimulus package being signed into law.
- $1,400 stimulus payments could be sent out as early as this weekend, The White House said.
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President Joe Biden is telling Americans that relief is on the way in his first prime-time address on Thursday, marking the passage this week of Democrats' $1.9 trillion stimulus package - and announcing that all US adults will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1 .
The hope is to return to a pre-pandemic normal, or something close to it, by July 4.
To get there, the Biden administration will double the number of federally run mass vaccination centers, including mobile operations, supported by more than 6,000 active-duty soldiers, senior White House officials told reporters.
Americans will also be able to locate vaccines in their area by using a new, centralized website. The president will also direct all states to make vaccines available to all adults no later than May 1, although administration officials cautioned that shouldn't be taken to mean they will all get one on or near that date.
Heralding the stimulus
Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law earlier on Thursday . He and Vice President Kamala Harris plan to go to Atlanta on Friday to tout the package, the passage of which was a major campaign theme for newly elected Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said $1,400 stimulus payments will be sent out " as early as this weekend ."
The package also includes an extension of unemployment benefits, including an additional $300 a week in federal aid. It also includes an expanded child tax credit of up to $3,600 per child, available in monthly payments.
Subsidies for health insurance are also boosted under the legislation, which also provides six months of free coverage for those who have recently lost their employer-provided plan.
Although the stimulus package received no GOP support in Congress, polls suggest it enjoys broad support among the US public, including 6 in 10 Republican voters .
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