Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health.The signing came hours before Biden delivers his first prime-time address since taking office. He's aiming to steer the nation toward a hungered-for sentiment 맥스카지노� hope 맥스카지노� as he marks one year since the onset of the pandemic that has killed more than 529,000 Americans.맥스카지노�This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country," Biden said as he signed the bill in the Oval Office.Biden originally planned to sign the bill on Friday, but it arrived at the White House more quickly than anticipated."We want to move as fast as possible,맥스카지노� tweeted White House chief of staff Ron Klain. He added, 맥스카지노�We will hold our celebration of the signing on Friday, as planned, with congressional leaders!맥스카지노�Previewing his remarks, Biden said he would 맥스카지노�talk about what we맥스카지노�ve been through as a nation this past year, but more importantly, I맥스카지노�m going to talk about what comes next.맥스카지노�Biden맥스카지노�s challenge Thursday night will be to honor the sacrifices made by Americans over the last year while encouraging them to remain vigilant despite 맥스카지노�virus fatigue맥스카지노� and growing impatience to resume normal activities given the tantalizing promise of vaccines. Speaking on the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization맥스카지노�s declaration of a pandemic, he맥스카지노�ll mourn the dead, but also project optimism about the future.맥스카지노�This is a chance for him to really beam into everybody맥스카지노�s living rooms and to be both the mourner in chief and to explain how he맥스카지노�s leading the country out of this,맥스카지노� said presidential historian and Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley.맥스카지노�This is a big moment,맥스카지노� Brinkley added. 맥스카지노�He맥스카지노�s got to win over hearts and minds for people to stay masked and get vaccinated, but also recognize that after the last year, the federal government hasn맥스카지노�t forgotten you.맥스카지노�Biden맥스카지노�s evening remarks in the East Room are central to a pivotal week for the president as he addresses the defining challenge of his term: shepherding the nation through the twin public health and economic storms brought about by the virus.On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released initial guidance for how vaccinated people can resume some normal activities. On Wednesday, Congress approved the president맥스카지노�s $1.9 trillion 맥스카지노�American Rescue Plan,맥스카지노� aimed at easing the economic impact of the virus on tens of millions of people. And the nation was on pace to administer its 100 millionth dose of vaccine as soon as Thursday.Biden said he would focus his remarks on what his administration plans to deliver in the coming months, but also reiterate his call for Americans to continue to practice social distancing and wear face coverings to hasten the end of the pandemic.맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�m going to launch the next phase of the COVID response and explain what we will do as a government and what we will ask of the American people,맥스카지노� he said.He added: 맥스카지노�There is light at the end of this dark tunnel of the past year. There is real reason for hope.맥스카지노�Almost exactly one year ago, President Donald Trump addressed the nation to mark the WHO맥스카지노�s declaration of a global pandemic. He announced travel restrictions and called for Americans to practice good hygiene but displayed little alarm about the forthcoming catastrophe. Trump, it was later revealed, acknowledged that he had been deliberately 맥스카지노�playing down맥스카지노� the threat of the virus.For Biden, who has promised to level with the American public after the alternate reality of Trump맥스카지노�s virus talk, the imperative is to strike the correct balance 맥스카지노�between optimism and grief,맥스카지노� said Princeton history professor and presidential scholar Julian Zelizer.맥스카지노�Generally, the country likes optimism, and at this particular moment they맥스카지노�re desperate for optimism, but you can맥스카지노�t risk a 맥스카지노�Mission Accomplished맥스카지노� moment,맥스카지노�맥스카지노� he said, warning against any premature declaration that the threat has been vanquished.Fifty days into his presidency, Biden is experiencing a polling honeymoon that his predecessor never enjoyed. Yet public sentiment remains stubbornly polarized and fewer people among his critics seem willing to say they맥스카지노�ll give him a chance than was the case for earlier presidents. Overall, he has earned strong marks on his handling of the pandemic.According to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released last week, 70% of Americans back the Democratic president맥스카지노�s handling of the virus response, including 44% of Republicans.The White House hopes that as Biden assumes the role of cheerleader for the virus relief package, the elements of the $1.9 trillion bill that are popular with Republicans will boost his support even further.Brinkley said Biden맥스카지노�s decision to deliver a speech aimed directly at the nation before he makes the traditional presidential address to a joint session of Congress signals that it is as much an 맥스카지노�introduction맥스카지노� of the president and his administration to the American people as a status report on his first 50 days in office.Presidential addresses to Congress 맥스카지노�tend to be a series of soundbites,맥스카지노� Brinkley said. 맥스카지노�This way, he can make his case directly.맥스카지노�Still, the prime-time speech is in many ways an anachronism, better suited for an era when Americans had vastly fewer television options and in which a presidential address could reframe the national conversation.The fragmented media landscape makes it more difficult for Biden to reach people, Zelizer said, but that may be beside the point.맥스카지노�Everything he맥스카지노�s doing is throwback,맥스카지노� said Zelizer. 맥스카지노�It맥스카지노�s part of his effort to create normalcy after the last four years.맥스카지노�