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FEBRUARY 5, 2021
President Biden Delivers Remarks on the Economy
President Biden delivered remarks on the state of the economy and recovery efforts. The president said Republican’s proposed COVID-19 package deal does not go far enough and he is more concerned about getting help to Americans than “getting bogged down in lengthy negotiations.” He also said he is not willing to cut the size of stimulus checks from $1,400.
President Biden Delivers Remarks on the Economy
President Biden delivered remarks on the state of the economy and recovery efforts. The president said Republican’s proposed COVID-19 package deal does not go far enough and he is more concerned about getting help to Americans than “getting bogged down in lengthy negotiations.” He also said he is not willing to cut the size of stimulus checks from $1,400.
Biden pledges to "act fast" on stimulus
Biden leaves Republicans behind to fast track $1.9tn bill
US President Joe Biden is forging ahead with plans to ram through a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) relief bill without Republican support after disappointing jobs data.
Feb. 6 - Despite an Obama-era economist's warnings the stimulus package may be too big, Mr Biden vowed to "act fast".
The new president's fellow Democrats run Congress, and plan to pass the final bill using a budget manoeuvre.
Mr Biden's speech is being seen by US media as a shift in tone after he entered office pledging bipartisanship.
He met 10 Republican senators at the White House on Monday in the hope of a breakthrough, but brushed off their counter-proposal for a slimmed-down $618bn coronavirus relief bill.
Speaking at the White House on Friday after meeting congressional Democratic leaders, he said: "A lot of folks are losing hope.
What did Biden say?
"I believe the American people are looking right now to their government for help, to do our job, to not let them down.
"So I'm going to act. I'm going to act fast. I'd like to be doing it with the support of Republicans. They're just not willing to go as far as I think we have to go." more details
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Biden leaves Republicans behind to fast track $1.9tn bill
US President Joe Biden is forging ahead with plans to ram through a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) relief bill without Republican support after disappointing jobs data.
Feb. 6 - Despite an Obama-era economist's warnings the stimulus package may be too big, Mr Biden vowed to "act fast".
The new president's fellow Democrats run Congress, and plan to pass the final bill using a budget manoeuvre.
Mr Biden's speech is being seen by US media as a shift in tone after he entered office pledging bipartisanship.
He met 10 Republican senators at the White House on Monday in the hope of a breakthrough, but brushed off their counter-proposal for a slimmed-down $618bn coronavirus relief bill.
Speaking at the White House on Friday after meeting congressional Democratic leaders, he said: "A lot of folks are losing hope.
What did Biden say?
"I believe the American people are looking right now to their government for help, to do our job, to not let them down.
"So I'm going to act. I'm going to act fast. I'd like to be doing it with the support of Republicans. They're just not willing to go as far as I think we have to go." more details
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FEBRUARY 5, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki answered a range of questions from reporters on the economic relief plan, foreign policy priorities, the president’s pre-Superbowl interview and the recent jobs numbers. White House Council of Economic Advisers member Jared Bernstein also joined the briefing and gave remarks at the top on jobs and the economy.
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki answered a range of questions from reporters on the economic relief plan, foreign policy priorities, the president’s pre-Superbowl interview and the recent jobs numbers. White House Council of Economic Advisers member Jared Bernstein also joined the briefing and gave remarks at the top on jobs and the economy.
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene News Conference
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) held a news conference the day after the House voted to remove her from her committee assignments. “Yesterday, when the Democrats and 11 of my Republican colleagues decided to strip me of my committee assignments … they actually stripped my district of their voice. They stripped my voters of having representation to work for them,” she said. The freshman representative later added she felt “freed” after being removed from her assignments. “If I was on a committee, I’d be wasting my time because my conservative values wouldn’t be heard and neither would my districts'.” She also criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who she said “faked her outrage with another hoax” when describing her experience during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Taylor Greene called the Senate impeachment trial a scam and expressed her support for former President Trump. “Republican voters support him still. The party is his. It doesn’t belong to anybody else.”
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene News Conference
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) held a news conference the day after the House voted to remove her from her committee assignments. “Yesterday, when the Democrats and 11 of my Republican colleagues decided to strip me of my committee assignments … they actually stripped my district of their voice. They stripped my voters of having representation to work for them,” she said. The freshman representative later added she felt “freed” after being removed from her assignments. “If I was on a committee, I’d be wasting my time because my conservative values wouldn’t be heard and neither would my districts'.” She also criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who she said “faked her outrage with another hoax” when describing her experience during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Taylor Greene called the Senate impeachment trial a scam and expressed her support for former President Trump. “Republican voters support him still. The party is his. It doesn’t belong to anybody else.”
PBS NewsHour full episode, Feb. 5, 2021
Feb 6, 2021
Friday on the NewsHour, the economy faces an uneven recovery as daily coronavirus deaths top 5,000 for the first time, and Congress begins to move closer to passing a relief package. Also, six months after a massive explosion in Beirut a worsening pandemic complicates the city's long recovery, and David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart consider the Republicans Party's identity crisis.
Feb 6, 2021
Friday on the NewsHour, the economy faces an uneven recovery as daily coronavirus deaths top 5,000 for the first time, and Congress begins to move closer to passing a relief package. Also, six months after a massive explosion in Beirut a worsening pandemic complicates the city's long recovery, and David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart consider the Republicans Party's identity crisis.
