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Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Before Speech To Nation

President Biden
White House

President Joe Biden has signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health.

WATCH: Biden Marks 1 Year of Coronavirus Pandemic

He had been set to sign the American Rescue Plan on Friday.

But the White House moved the signing up to Thursday afternoon, hours before the president plans to deliver his first prime-time address to the American public on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic.

Chief of staff Ron Klain tweeted that the bill arrived at the White House late Wednesday, more quickly than anticipated, and Biden wanted to move as quickly as possible.

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