$1,400 Stimulus Checks Start Arriving in Bank Accounts as Biden Hits Road to Tout Rescue Plan
BY CHRISTINA ZHAO ON 3/13/21 AT 5:32 PM EST
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are preparing to hit the road to boost support for the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, as some Americans have started to see the $1,400 checks arrive in their bank accounts.
In the next few days, Biden and Harris will be joined by their spouses as they travel to a handful of swing states for the so-called "Help Is Here" tour, during which the Democratic leaders will promote the most popular elements in their America Rescue Plan—including the direct payments and aid to parents.
Their aim is to deflect Republican criticism of the sweeping bill that Democrats recently pushed through Congress without GOP support.
"This is the largest expansion of the welfare state since Lyndon Baines Johnson in the 1960s,"said Florida Representative Michael Waltz, a Republican.
First lady Jill Biden will launch the tour on Monday by visiting a school in New Jersey's Burlington County, according to local news reports. She will then travel to New Hampshire later in the week.
The White House announced that President Biden will begin his tour in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, before heading to Atlanta on Friday.
Meanwhile, Harris and her spouse, Doug Emhoff, will promote the relief bill in Las Vegas on Monday and Denver on Tuesday. Emhoff will go on to make a solo visit to Albuquerque, New Mexico on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
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