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Biden's choice on econ aid: Deal with GOP or go for it all

by Lisa MascaroJosh Boak
| January 23, 2021 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's ambitious opening bid, his $1.9 trillion American Rescue economic package, will test the new president's relationship with Congress and force a crucial choice between his policy vision and a desire for bipartisan unity.

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