increases across the country change and new data emerge. we re also keeping a close eye on capitol hill where the house is debating, you see kevin mccarthy there, get ready to hold a historic vote on president biden s $1.9 trillion covid relief package, a monumental piece of legislation that offers aid to almost every part of life right now. $1400 checks to individuals, unemployment boost, child tax credit, funding for schools. joining me now for the state of play on where things stand there, manu raju is on the hill joining us from the white house and director david chalian is joining us as well. manu, walk us through what is about to happen in the house. we do expect final passage to occur late in the 12:00 hour in the east, 12:45 or so is when we expect that vote to begin. republicans have tried to delay, specifically one republican, marjorie taylor greene tried to delay the vote by forcing a motion to adjourn the house. that was rejected. a lot of republican colleagues
democrats frame it as transformative. republicans say it s government run amuck. i call upon my republican colleagues to stop their march madness and show some compassion for their constituents who are less than wealthy. i ve heard people across the country say this bill today is costly, corrupt, and liberal. it s a laundry list of left-wing priorities that predate the pandemic and do not meet the needs of the american families. that deal will head to the president s desk just as country arrives at a familiar coronavirus crossroads. the biden administration just this morning just last hour announcing a new agreement to buy 100 million more doses of the johnson & johnson single-shot covid vaccine. more vaccine means the country should get back to normal more quickly. but here s the concern at the white house. states are already relaxing restrictions even as dr. anthony fauci says, quote, we re not out of the woods yet. listen here, a similar warning from the cdc director