U.S. President Joe Biden addressed reporters today from the White House, where he pressured Congress to take immediate action on its $ 1.9 trillion plan to combat COVID-19, a plan that includes a additional economic stimulus check for $ 1,400.
As reported by Reuters, Biden said that “we must act now because there is a consensus among economists … and is that at this time the cost of inaction is high.”
On Republican support, Biden assured that he supports passing the plan by consensus between the party, “if it can. But the relief for COVID must happen without ‘buts’.”
Meanwhile, according to Forbes, Democrats are preparing to present a budget reconciliation process so they can approve the third check without the need for Republican support.
“We’ve learned from the past that the risk is not to do too much, it’s to do too little,” Biden added.
President Biden talking about his economic plans:
“We can’t let people go hungry. We can’t let people be evicted for anything they did themselves. We can’t see how people lose their jobs. We have to act. We have to act now.” pic.twitter.com/WYgjMiUXMa
– NBC News (@NBCNews) January 22, 2021
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