Biden: Stimulus Bill Passed During Lame Duck Session Is ‘At Best Just A Start’

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in an effort to try and break a stalemate before the new Congress takes office, President-elect Joe Biden said he approved of providing “immediate relief” to Americans before he takes office, but added additional aid would be needed.... [+]

his economic team at the Queen Theater December 1, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden is nominating and appointing key positions of the team, including Janet Yellen to be Secretary of the Treasury. Speaking in Wilmington, Delaware Tuesday during a press conference officially announcing his picks for his economic team, Biden called on Congress to “come together” and “pass a robust package” now, but said “any package passed in lame duck session is—at best—just a start.

Congress has been deadlocked on a stimulus package for weeks, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unwilling to budge from their asking price of $500 billion and $2.2 trillion, respectively. In a bid to revive talks during the final days before a new Congress takes office in January, a bipartisan group of senators

 

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Shoot Biden asking dems to bring down their asking price knowing multiple bills are needed is what some of us have been saying for 6 plus months. Who would of thought.

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Trump must be torn... on the 1 hand he can 1-up Biden and get it done before Jan 20th... on the other hand this would help regular Americans and Trump would never do that.

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