{"id":183778,"date":"2021-02-20T00:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T21:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-says-hes-open-to-making-his-1-9-trillion-aid-plan-cheaper\/"},"modified":"2021-02-20T00:54:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T21:54:00","slug":"biden-says-hes-open-to-making-his-1-9-trillion-aid-plan-cheaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-says-hes-open-to-making-his-1-9-trillion-aid-plan-cheaper\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Biden says he\u2019s open to making his $1.9 trillion aid plan \u2018cheaper\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dc6794c5cd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dc6794c5cd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-says-hes-open-to-making-his-1-9-trillion-aid-plan-cheaper\/#President_speaks_during_visit_to_Pfizer_plant_in_Michigan_thats_producing_COVID-19_vaccine\" >President speaks during visit to Pfizer plant in Michigan that\u2019s producing COVID-19 vaccine<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-says-hes-open-to-making-his-1-9-trillion-aid-plan-cheaper\/#Victor_Reklaitis\" >Victor Reklaitis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Biden says he\u2019s open to making his $1.9 trillion aid plan \u2018cheaper\u2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"President_speaks_during_visit_to_Pfizer_plant_in_Michigan_thats_producing_COVID-19_vaccine\"><\/span>\n  President speaks during visit to Pfizer plant in Michigan that\u2019s producing COVID-19 vaccine<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000172785\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       President Joe Biden on Friday suggested he was willing to make cuts to his big COVID-19 relief plan, with his remarks coming as\u00a0the Democratic-run House and Senate work toward enacting it\u00a0without any Republican support.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI\u2019m grateful that the Senate and the House are moving quickly, and I\u2019m prepared to hear their ideas on how to make the package better and make it cheaper. I\u2019m open to that,\u201d Biden said in a speech at a plant producing one of the COVID vaccines. <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       But the president also signaled some resistance to reductions. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow critics say my plan is too big \u2014 that it costs $1.9 trillion, that\u2019s too much,\u201d he said. \u201cLet me ask them, \u2018What would they have me cut? What would they have me leave out? Should we not invest $20 billion to vaccinate the nation?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The House Budget Committee is scheduled to take up the legislation for Biden\u2019s \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan\u201d on Monday, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, on Friday promised that Congress would pass the relief bill before March 14, when key unemployment insurance benefits would run out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> Surprise provision in $1.9 trillion Democratic aid plan shows \u2018pharmaceutical sector faces risk,\u2019 analysts say<\/p>\n<p>During his remarks, Biden also made a reference to aiding other countries. Earlier Friday, he pledged to provide $4 billion to the World Health Organization\u2019s Covax program, which aims to ensure vaccine equity for lower-income nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me say parenthetically that it\u2019s not enough that we find cures for Americans. There needs to be cures that the world is able to take part in, because you can\u2019t build a wall or fence high enough to keep a pandemic out,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Biden said \u201cif there\u2019s one message to cut through to everyone in this country, it\u2019s this: The vaccines are safe. Please, for yourself, your family, your community, this country, take the vaccine, when it\u2019s your turn and available. That\u2019s how to beat this pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden made his remarks during a visit to a Pfizer<br \/>\n        PFE,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202877789\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.35%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       plant in the swing state of Michigan that is producing the drug maker\u2019s COVID vaccine. The manufacturing facility sits in Portage, a small city in the state\u2019s southwest corner just south of Kalamazoo. <\/p>\n<p>Pfizer\u2019s stock closed 0.4% lower Friday and is up 0.4% over the past 12 months, while the S&amp;P 500 index<br \/>\n        SPX,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/210599714\/realtime\" class=\"negative\">-0.19%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       was down 0.2% for the session and is higher by 15% over 12 months.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Victor Reklaitis\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Victor_Reklaitis\"><\/span>Victor Reklaitis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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