Biden Announces $1.9 Trillion Relief Package With New Round Of Stimulus Checks | NBC News NOW

We not only have the economic imperative to act now. I think we have a moral obligation in this pandemic in the United States. We cannot allow people to go hungry. We cannot allow people to be evicted. We cannot watch nurses, educators and others lose their jobs. We need them so much. We must act now and act decisively, my fellow Americans, the decisions we make in the coming weeks and months will determine whether we prosper in a way that benefits all Americans or whether we remain stuck in a place where those at the top do so. they do very well.

Economic growth for most others is just a spectator sport and when American prospects do not improve, these investments will determine whether we reassert American leadership and outperform our competitors in a global economy; we are best equipped to do so in any nation in the world. world or that we see them reach us and pass us together. I know what path we will choose that includes all Americans so we can own the 21st century, but even with all of these steps, it will take time to get where we need to be. There will be setbacks, but I will always be honest with you about the progress we are making and the setbacks we face and there will be and here's the deal, the more people we vaccinate, the faster we do it, the sooner we can save lives and let's put this pandemic behind us and get back to it. to our lives and our loved ones and the sooner we can rescue and rebuild the American economy, the largest and most profitable engine in the world, I know that it has been almost a year that tested us beyond measure during all of you have lost someone my heart is with you I know that feeling when looking at an empty chair across the table you all fall on hard times I know you can never get back what you lost but as your president I know that every day matters and every person matters the very health of our nation is at stake. game our rescue plan also includes immediate aid for the hardest hit and neediest Americans we will finish the job of getting a total of two thousand dollars in cash aid to the people who need it most the six hundred dollars that are already appropriated simply are not enough , we just have to choose between paying the rent and putting food on the table, even for those who have kept their jobs, these

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are really important, we will also give more peace of mind to families in difficulty.

By extending unemployment insurance beyond the end of March for millions of workers, that means 18 million Americans currently relying on unemployment benefits while they look for work, they can count on these

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to still be there, and it will be a $400 supplement. per week so people can make ends meet, this puts money quickly into the pockets of millions of Americans who will immediately spend it on food, rent and other basic needs, as economists tell us, that helps the entire economy grow. Hello NBC News viewers, thank you for visiting our YouTube channel, please subscribe. by clicking that button below and click on any of the videos here to see the latest interviews, show highlights and digital exclusives thanks for watching