The White House has launched a weekly speech by President Biden, reviving a presidential tradition that was paused under the old President Trump
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The first installment was posted Saturday morning on social media, with the president taking the opportunity to promote the $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package he is trying to get to Congress.
“We are working out a plan that provides emergency assistance to people who are in desperate need now,” he said in the recorded segment. “From mortgage payments to unemployment insurance to rental subsidies to child food security. It provides for small and medium-sized businesses to open up. “
Biden’s inaugural speech included a conversation between the president and a woman identified as Michele Voelkert, 47, who lives in Roseville, California, and lost her job at an initial clothing company due to the pandemic. She had written a letter to Biden to talk about her dismissal, which she said was the first time she had been fired.
“Working is part of who you are,” Biden says in a clip of the couple’s conversation distributed on social media. “The idea that we believe we can keep businesses open, moving and thriving without dealing with this pandemic is just a beginning.”
“I admire your sense of responsibility and your willingness to work,” he added.
Biden later spoke to Voelkert’s daughter, telling her she should be “very, very proud of your mother.”
Last year, Michele lost her job due to the pandemic. I recently called him to hear his story and talk about how my American rescue plan will help families like yours. pic.twitter.com/SAqM2GytPf
– President Biden (@POTUS) February 6, 2021
It is unclear what format the talks will take to move forward, but not all lessons are expected to be the same in the phone call between Biden and Voelkert.
“We hope it takes various forms,” Jen Psaki
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The bill is another way for Biden, known for his use of retail policy, to maintain his communication with voters even as the coronavirus pandemic forces Americans to stay inside and away from each other.
This program had been maintained in previous presidencies. Trump initially continued the tradition of a weekly speech, which began under former President Reagan but ceased after about six months.
Former President Franklin Roosevelt was the first to make famous the addresses with his chats on fire, and later they were also used by former President Carter. Directions became a more regular feature of the presidency, beginning with former President Clinton in the 1990s and being adopted by former Presidents George. W. Bush and Obama.