Biden says bipartisan coronavirus aid bill should be passed but will still need more

[December 04, 2020]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday a bipartisan coronavirus aid bill should be passed but that he will have to ask for more once in office.

 President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving speech at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

During an interview with CNN alongside Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Biden said the $908 billion bill proposed by moderates in the U.S. Senate should be seen as a "start" to providing relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Reporting by Simon Lewis; Editing by Sam Holmes)

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