President Biden Urges Congress to Act Quickly on Economic Relief Package

President Biden calls on Congress to move quickly on his COVID relief package to mitigate the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and get the economy moving again. "We're in a national emergency. We need to act like we're in a national emergency, " he says. The president makes the remarks prior to signing two executive orders expanding food stamps and beginning the process to require federal agencies to pay a $15 minimum wage. close