Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 15, 2021 – International News
President-elect Joe Biden made a statement the day before about a $ 1.9 trillion plan to stimulate the US economy, which has been hit by a coronavirus pandemic.
“President Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion plan to save America is ambitious but achievable. It will save the US economy and start fighting the virus. Congress must act quickly to help working families, communities and small businesses survive the pandemic.” , – stated in Biden’s published strategy , called the “Plan to Save America” and aimed at accelerating the vaccination process, economic recovery and the opening of schools.
Speaking in Wilmington with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, according to Voice of America, Biden justified his proposals to stimulate the economy, saying the United States needed urgent help in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the benefits that will be obtained as a result of the implementation of the plan “far outweigh the costs.”
“These investments will return in the form of new jobs … which will prevent long-term economic damage, and the benefits will far outweigh the costs. At this time of crisis … we cannot afford to sit idly by,” Biden said.
A statement on the plan said it would serve as a springboard for the recovery of the US economy after the coronavirus pandemic can be brought under control.
More than $ 400 billion will be spent on vaccinations, testing, new public health jobs, opening schools and family vacations, and building the infrastructure to deliver 100 million doses of the vaccine for the first 100 years. days of Biden’s presidency.
Some Americans who meet certain criteria will receive an additional $ 1,400 in direct payments. People who lose their jobs will receive $ 400 a week in federal unemployment benefits until September 2021.
Biden’s plan also seeks to extend until September a moratorium on evictions from rented housing and foreclosures by banks of mortgaged property.
The minimum wage at the federal level will be increased from the current $ 7.25 per hour to $ 15 per hour.
Public transport agencies and companies will receive $ 20 billion in grants, and grants and loans to small businesses will be offered.
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, the main Democrats in the US Congress, commented on the details of the plan presented by Biden’s team, expressing gratitude to the president-elect.
“The emergency bailout program announced today by the future Biden and Harris administrations is the right approach (to resolving the crisis). It demonstrates that Democrats will finally have a partner in the White House who understands the need to act quickly to address community who need help, “Pelosi and Sumer said in a statement.
In the USA on November 3, 2020 general elections took place. On December 14, the board of electors approved the results of the vote, according to which Biden will become the new head of state. The inauguration of the president-elect will take place on the steps of the Capitol on January 20. Incumbent Trump said on January 7 that he would focus on the transfer of power to the new administration in the near future, but promised to continue his political campaign in the future.
During the approval of the results of the US election in Congress – in the Capitol there were unprecedented for American history riots during the storming of the building by Trump supporters. Several people died as a result of the events.
