Biden’s Relief Bill May Be His Legacy

Eric Medlin
3 min readFeb 24, 2021

He may not do much else for the next few months. It may not matter.

Joe Biden, Jill Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris at the inauguration. Source: ABC News

Joe Biden’s first major piece of legislation has crossed an early hurdle. On Monday, the House announced they are about to pass his COVID-19 relief bill, which includes aid to states and local governments, an extension of unemployment benefits, and the famous $1400 checks to millions of Americans. The bill remains popular among…

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Eric Medlin

I’m a writer interested in the intersections of history, ideas, and politics. I publish every week. www.twitter.com/medlinwrites