FOX is at it Again
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:18 pm
More ridiculously biased "news".
This is their front page today:
"there’s nothing we can do to change the trajectory of the pandemic in the next several months."
Any honest person who read the context of his remarks can easily determine he's in no way shape or form suggesting he's "giving up." as the entire purpose of the speech was to outline a plan of action.
This is their front page today:
"there’s nothing we can do to change the trajectory of the pandemic in the next several months."
Any honest person who read the context of his remarks can easily determine he's in no way shape or form suggesting he's "giving up." as the entire purpose of the speech was to outline a plan of action.
While the COVID-19 package that passed in December was a first step, as I said at the time, it’s just a down payment. We need more action, and we need to move fast.
Last week, I laid out a two-step plan of rescue and recovery to get through the crisis and to a better and stronger and more secure America. The first step of our American Rescue Plan is a plan to tackle the pandemic and get direct financial relief to Americans who need it the most.
You know, in just a few days — it’s just been a few days since I outlined this plan — it’s received bipartisan support from a majority of American mayors and governors. Businesses and labor organizations have together welcomed it as an urgent action that’s needed. Even Wall Street firms have underscored its importance.
In fact, in a — an analysis by Moody’s estimates that if we passed our America Rescue Plan, the economy would create 7.5 million jobs just in this year alone. That would be on the way to the more than 18 million — I think it was 18,600,000 jobs that they believe would be created over the four-year period, with our Build Back Better Recovery Plan.
And with our America Rescue Plan, our economy would return to full employment a full year faster than without the plan.
Even President Trump’s — President Trump’s now — not some liberal organization — Presidents Trump’s top former economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said, quote, he “absolutely is in favor” of this rescue plan. This almost doesn’t have a partisan piece to it.
We’re seeing the support because this plan takes a step that we so urgently need. More than just a step, a number of steps.
It funds big parts of the COVID-19 National Strategy that I released yesterday — we released yesterday. Our national strategy puts on — us on a war footing to aggressively speed up our COVID-19 response, especially on vaccines and testing and reopening our schools.
I found it fascinating — yesterday the press asked the question: Is, you know, 100 million enough? A week before, they were saying, “Biden, are you crazy? You can’t do 100 million in a hundred days.” Well, we’re going to, God willing, not only do 100 million, we’re going to do more than that. But this is — we have to do this. We have to move.
The American Rescue Plan also includes economic relief for most Americans who are in need. We’re going to finish the job of getting a total of $2,000 in direct payments to folks. Six hundred dollars, which was already passed, is simply not enough if you still have to choose between paying your rent and putting food on the table.
We’ll extend unemployment insurance benefits for millions of workers, beyond the deadline that is now set. It means that 16 million Americans who are currently relying on unemployment benefits while they look for work can count on these checks continuing to be there in the middle of this crisis.
The American Rescue Plan also addresses the growing housing crisis in America. Approximately 14 million Americans — 14 million — have fallen behind on rent, and many risk eviction. If we fail to act, there’ll be a wave of evictions and foreclosures in the coming months as this pandemic rages on, because there’s nothing we can do to change the trajectory of the pandemic in the next several months.
So, look, this would overwhelm emergency shelters and increase COVID-19 infections as people have nowhere to go and are socially — can’t socially distance.
The American Rescue Plan asks Congress to provide rental assistance for millions of hard-hit families and tenants. This will also be a bridge to economic recovery for countless mom-and-pop landlords who can’t afford not to have the rent.
But they can’t wait. So, on Inauguration Day, I directed my administration to extend nationwide restrictions on evictions and foreclosures. These crises are straining the budgets of states and cities and in tribal communities that are forced to consider layoffs and service reductions among essential workers.
Police officers, firefighters, first responders, nurses are all at the risk of losing their jobs. Over the last year, more than 600,000 educators have lost their jobs in the cities and towns.
