Tag: COVID-19 relief bill
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Biden’s speech: Jobs, spending, raising taxes
Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress focused considerably on his expensive infrastructure program. He also mentioned “jobs” 43 times and admitted that taxes will need to be raised on the wealthy in order to pay for everything. The Associated Press has the story: Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress…
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Biden is expected to present sweeping plan for families
During his first joint address to Congress, President Joe Biden is expected to pitch an $1.8 trillion sweeping plan that vastly transforms the government’s role in children, families and education during his first joint address to Congress. Biden’s first joint address to Congress will include far reaching family programs WASHINGTON (AP) — Marking his first…
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Mental health counselors replacing police with feds’ funding
President Joe Biden’s recent coronavirus relief bill contained funding for states to provide mental health counselors who can be used in place of the police. In Eugene, Oregon, these teams handled 24,000 calls in the area in 2019, which the vast majority would have otherwise fallen to police. The Associated Press has the story: Transition…