Joe Biden Visits Coronavirus Vaccination Site at Military Hospital

President Joe Biden made his first major foray outside the White House, to visit wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital, just outside Washington. U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that Congress needs to take immediate action on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, adding that most economists believe additional economic stimulus is needed. Biden traveled from the White House to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in nearby Bethesda, Maryland, to visit wounded soldiers and see COVID-19 vaccination procedures. Biden has unveiled a recovery plan worth $1.9 trillion, though the package is likely to be pared down amid worries about the nation's swelling debt. He told reporters he supported passing coronavirus relief legislation with or without Republican support. Biden spoke as Democrats who lead the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives prepared to take the first steps next week toward delivering fresh assistance to Americans and businesses reeling from a pandemic that has killed more than 435,000 people, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. (AP/Reuters)