have called for a large aid plan
that includes new federal unemployment benefits, a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks, aid to state and local governments as well as health funding among other initiatives. "One of the urgent things that need to be done is people need relief right now — right now: small businesses, people who are about to be evicted from their homes because they can't pay their mortgage, unemployment insurance," Biden said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Many economists and Federal Reserve officials are prodding Congress to pass a new relief bill as the recovery shows signs of slowing down. With virus cases spiking, some states are enacting new restrictions and ordering business closures to curb the pathogen's spread. "The main risk we see to that is clearly the further spread of disease here in the United States," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday. "We've got new cases at a record level, we've seen a number of states begin to reimpose limited activity restrictions, and people may lose confidence that it is safe to go out."Sign up for a daily selection of our best stories daily based on your reading preferences.
That would be incredible but we all know SpeakerPelosi will block any help we could possibly get. Isn’t that sick? Isn’t that sad? She should just let senatemajldr get us stimulus and unemployment help and hold off on the big stuff until Biden is in! Come on people! HELP NOW!!
What´s is Congress waiting for? what a way to start showing America and the unemployed what they really stand for. Congress might not get this opportunity again, after January.
Never Trumpers! The media is so biased.
is this a premptive move to prep the minds of people into accepting the actions of rogue electors who will vote trump into a second term?
He hasn’t lost.
FAKE NEWS
Too little too late. You’re fired realDonaldTrump! 67 more days and you’ll either leave the WH by your own will or be formally escorted. I prefer the latter- TV ratings will be through the roof! You understand ratings don’t you “Mr. President”? BidenHarris2020
Focused on red states, amiright?
wow