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White House Press secretary Jen Psaki and Brian Deese, Director of the National Economic Council under President Biden, are now briefing at the White House. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewsHour: WATCH LIVE: Psaki holds White House briefing as Biden readies COVID economic relief plan https://t.co/bqLxdwho34 — PolitiTweet.org

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White House Press secretary Jen Psaki and Brian Deese, Director of the National Economic Council under President Biden, are now briefing at the White House. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JStein_WaPo: NEWS: Senior Dems drafting plan to directly send $3K per kid (& $3,600/young kid) to millions Aides say effort to look mo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: 7 Dem Senators ask Senate Ethics Committee to investigate whether Hawley & Cruz put “loyalty to the highest moral principle… — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate confirms retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to lead Pentagon, making him nation's first Black secretary of defense. — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Majority Leader Schumer says House Speaker Pelosi will deliver impeachment article on Monday. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: Military Veterans Overrepresented In Those Charged In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot : NPR https://t.co/9uc2k6CRN6 — PolitiTweet.org

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President Joe Biden plans to sign two executive orders related to economic relief, including expanding food stamps and beginning the process to require that everyone working for the federal government get a minimum wage of $15 an hour. https://t.co/h48WkarjPm via @nbcnews — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AlexHortonTX: Hundreds of Guardsmen are laying on the concrete of a Capitol garage. Few if any bathrooms can be found. One soldier was… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewsHour: "President Joe Biden is the right man for this moment. Vice President Kamala Harris is reflective of so much progress that we… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @seungminkim: GOP Rep. Andy Harris Tries To Bring Gun Into House Chamber via @MEPFuller https://t.co/hA644NsycS — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewsHour: President Biden's actions on the pandemic are at the center of a nationalized response, and stand in stark contrast to the Tr… — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Minority Leader McConnell: We would like the the Senate impeachment trial to start the week of February 14th. Schumer Spox: “We received Leader McConnell’s proposal that only deals with pre-trial motions late this afternoon. We will review it and discuss it with him.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Are you under estimating the goal by going to 100 million shots in 100 days? @PressSec: It requires a “Herculean” effort to get the vaccine into people’s arms. Distribution is going to take months. This is a “long term” effort beyond first 100 days. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@PressSec to @JudyWoodruff: The president doesn’t what do lock down the country and his views have not changed on that. But he is putting restrictions in place on federal property and in interstate travel. — PolitiTweet.org

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NOW: White House @PressSec Jen Psaki is speaking with @NewsHour anchor @JudyWoodruff. https://t.co/vVF7Es5vAM — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @seungminkim: On the topic of the former president ... McConnell told Senate Republicans earlier today that he wants to delay the start… — PolitiTweet.org

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Q: Why didn't Biden and his family wear masks on federal land since he signed a mask mandate? Psaki: He was celebrating a historic day. He signed the mask mandate as a way to send a message about masks saving lives. We take a number of precautions including getting tested. — PolitiTweet.org

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What's President Biden's message to people who will lose their jobs bc Biden canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline? @PressSec: This shows he is committed to "clean energy jobs" that are high paying jobs, union jobs, and are good for our environment. This was keeping a promise. — PolitiTweet.org

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Q: There are no GOP cabinet members. COVID bill is $1.9T. Which is the actual action behind this idea of bipartisanship? Psaki: Biden believes his COVID package includes bipartisan goals including unemployment insurance, pushing for going back to school, and ramping up vaccines. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Fauci says it is "a liberating feeling" to "let the science speak" as he transitions to working for the Biden administration. He says it was "uncomfortable" to listen President Trump and others say things "not based on scientific fact" like praising hydroxychloroquine. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Fauci: If we get 70-85% of Americans vaccinated by the end of the summer or middle of the summer, we will be approaching a "degree of normality" by around the fall. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Fauci says the Biden administration is not "starting from scratch" but they are ramping up and coming in with "fresh ideas" as well as ideas from the Trump administration. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Fauci says "most" viruses like COVID-19 have mutations. "We are paying close attention to it," he says, adding that there are plans to adjust vaccines if needed but right now the vaccines will work on the mutations as of now. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Anthoy Fauci says we are still in a very serious situation with COVID but that it looks like the virus might be "plateauing." — PolitiTweet.org

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White Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Dr. Anthony Fauci now briefing. — PolitiTweet.org

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Q: You set the goal at 100 million vaccines, is that high enough? Should you set the bar higher? That's basically where the US is now. President Biden: "When I announced it, you all said that it's not possible. Come on. Give me a break, man. It's a good start -- a 100 million." — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden said he will be signing an action to reimburse states using national guards to help with COVID relief efforts. Note: A Biden source today told me the Trump administration's strategy w/ COVID vaccines was to "dump" them in states and leave states to deal with it. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden says by next month, he expected 500,000 Americans to have died from COVID-19. He adds, "Things are going to continue to get worse before they get better." He also said the COVID vaccine rollout has been a "dismal failure" thus far. — PolitiTweet.org