Biden plays the long game as he sells benefits of COVID bill

The US president and his fellow Democrats hope the effects of the relief package result in electoral success.

Now that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package is signed, sealed and delivered, he and other members of his administration are fanning across the United States to tout its benefits. “It’s a big deal,” Biden said during a tour of a small business in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. “More help is on the way, for real.” This is not merely an effort simply to educate Americans about what is in the bill.