Joe Biden’s Plan to Save the American Economy

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🗓️ 11 February 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Throughout his general-election campaign, Joe Biden promised that his first order of business as President would be to deliver COVID{:.small}-19 relief for Americans. This week, as Donald Trump faces his second impeachment in the Senate, Biden is negotiating the American Relief Plan, a $1.9 billion bill designed to stimulate the economy and organize the federal government’s response to the pandemic. Although Biden has long preached the importance of working across party lines, he intends to pass the bill despite opposition from Republicans. John Cassidy joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss Biden’s relief plan and his determination to prove that faith in American democracy can be restored.

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0:53.7	It's Thursday, February 11th.
0:56.0	I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker. And I want to talk today about
1:01.0	our plan. And the January job numbers came out today. And while we're grateful for everyone
1:09.9	who found work
1:10.9	and is earning a paycheck,
1:12.9	it's very clear our economy is still in trouble.
1:17.2	Since early in the general election campaign,
1:19.7	Joe Biden has promised that his first order of business as president
1:23.0	would be to provide COVID relief to the American people.
1:27.3	This week, as Donald Trump undergoes
1:29.5	his second impeachment trial, Biden is focused on passing his American rescue plan, a $1.9 trillion
1:37.2	dollar COVID relief package. Biden talked throughout his campaign about putting an end to the
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