Biden, Harris to hit battleground states to sell COVID package that passed without any GOP support

Twenty-two congressional Democratic leaders and Vice President Kamala Harris will join the president to celebrate the passage of the massive measure, but no Republicans will be present. That’s because no House or Senate Republicans crossed the aisle to vote in favor of the bill.

"I signed into law the American Rescue Plan, an historic piece of legislation that delivers immediate relief to millions of people," Biden told the nation on Thursday night during the first primetime address of his presidency. "It includes $1,400 in direct rescue checks -- payments. That means a typical family of four earning about $110,000 will get checks for $5,600 deposited if they have direct deposit or in a check --- a Treasury check." The package, the first major legislation success in Biden’s brief tenure so far in the White House, will likely be a defining factor in next year’s midterm elections, which will be a referendum on the Democratic president’s first two years in office. With that likely in mind, Biden and Harris will hit three crucial 2022 midterm election battlegrounds over the next week as they sell the plan to the public.