get started today. we are now just hours away from the house taking its final vote on president biden s landmark $1.9 trillion covid relief legislation. the final passage tomorrow expected along party lines. of course doubtful any republicans will support it. the president says he ll sign the bill into law as soon as it gets into his desk. stimulus checks will be in the hands of needy americans in the next few weeks. and queen elizabeth saying she s saddened at meghan and harry bombshell accusations. we are likely hours away from president biden s massive covid relief bill passing. that means $1,400 checks to struggling americans, billions of dollars for vaccines and covid testing. as biden once said to the former president barack obama, this is a big eff ing dealing. this is the key piece of legislation they knew they wanted to they didn t have to scale down the scope and size. it remains a $1.9 trillion investment. it did lose some pieces. it lost the $15 minimum wage.
we are now just hours away from the house taking its final vote on president biden s landmark $1.9 trillion covid relief legislation. final passage tomorrow expected along party lines. of course doubtful any republicans will support it. the president says that he ll sign the bill into law as soon as it gets to his desk. stimulus checks will be in the hands of needy americans over the next few weeks. and queen elizabeth releasing a statement saying the royal family is saddened at harry and meghan s bombshell allegations of racism and neglect. joining me now, cnn political analyst astead herndon and political commentator amanda carpenter. good evening to both. astead, you re first. we are likely just hours away from president biden s massive covid relief bill passing. that means $1,400 checks to struggling americans. billions of dollars for vaccines and covid testing. as biden once said to the former president barack obama, this is a big f-in deal. this is a key piece of leg
will be up step closer to receiving $1,400 stimulus checks. this legislation also extends unemployment benefits for millions out of a job. text bands the child tax credit. it provides affordable care act subsidies, and it includes funding for cash-strapped states and schools. it is the largest set of relief checks ever and has garnered prod support across the country. you can see the number here. new cnn poll shows 61% of americans are on board with this covid relief package. i have jessica dean on capitol hill, phil mattingly there at the white house, and, phil, i m starting with you. when can we expect the president to sign this bill? reporter: well, brooke, right now the white house is planning to sign the bill. the president signed the bill on friday, and we actually just got the first word from the president since the house passage of the bill putting out a rather lengthy statement saying in part this legislation is about giving the backbone of this nation, the essenti