Biden Celebrates Stimulus With Democrat-Only Rose Garden Event

President Joe Biden formally kicked off a victory tour to celebrate his $1.9 trillion stimulus, stamping his mark on a law he says will help deliver Americans relief from the pandemic and its economic devastation.

After signing the bill into law on Thursday, Biden invited almost two dozen Democratic lawmakers to the White House Rose Garden on Friday to cheer its passage. The televised event preludes a nationwide blitz by Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Cabinet officials to sell the plan to the public.

Joe Biden, from left, Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi arrive to an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 12.

Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg

“It focuses on what people need most,” Biden said, thanking lawmakers for what he ...