Monday, March 15, 2021

AMERICAN POLITICS - The COVID Stimulus Package

How typical, Republicans worry about spending $1.9 trillions on ordinary Americans while they have no problem in giving the wealthy trillions in tax breaks over the years."  Shows just who the GOP serves.

"President Biden’s sweeping stimulus package on the cusp of becoming lawPBS NewsHour 3/8/2021

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SUMMARY:  House Democrats are waiting to give final approval to the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that was backed along party lines Saturday in the Senate.  They are pressing to get the bill to President Biden to sign before federal unemployment benefits expire on March 14.  Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss some of the details.

 

 

"Sen. Alex Padilla on COVID relief: ‘It’s going to make a world of difference’PBS NewsHour 3/8/2021

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SUMMARY:  During the weekend, all 50 Senate Democrats voted to pass the COVID relief bill.  One of them is Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, who joins Judy Woodruff from Capitol Hill to discuss how it will affect his state, Republican opposition to the bill, immigration and raising the federal minimum wage.

 

 

"Rep. Nicole Malliotakis on COVID aid: ‘You don’t need to spend $1.9 trillion’PBS NewsHour 3/9/2021

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SUMMARY:  President Biden's nearly $2 trillion COVID aid bill is one step closer to becoming law as the House of Representatives scheduled a final vote on the legislation.  In advance, Democrats and Republicans jousted again over the details of the bill.  New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the Republican perspective.

 

 

"How the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill will bolster the Affordable Care ActPBS NewsHour 3/10/2021

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SUMMARY:  A key part of the COVID aid bill creates the most significant changes to the Affordable Care Act since it was passed more than 10 years ago, including larger subsidies to buy insurance, reducing deductibles and more money for Medicaid expansion.  The CBO estimates the changes would cost more than $90 billion in the next two years.  Julie Rovner, of Kaiser Health News, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

 

 

"Sen. Chris Coons: COVID relief will ‘lead to a strong recovery’PBS NewsHour 3/11/2021

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SUMMARY:  For a perspective on President Biden's historic stimulus bill from a Democrat, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss American support for COVID relief, bipartisanship under Biden, and how the impact of the pandemic was "far worse than it needed to be."

 

 

"Biden to address the nation after signing historic COVID relief bill into lawPBS NewsHour 3/11/2021

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SUMMARY:  It was one year ago today the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  On Thursday, days after Congress passed a $1.9 trillion aid bill with a party-line vote, President Biden signed the legislation into law.  The President will address the nation tonight about the new law and federal efforts to combat the pandemic.  Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

Full Speech: President Biden's first prime-time address to the nation (24:01)



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