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January 30, 2021 "Act and act now", with or without the support of Republicans.

Joe Biden accelerates on the $ 1.9 trillion aid plan and opens up the possibility of moving forward on his own if a deal is not reached.

Republicans in Congress are skeptical of the program, branded as too expensive and completely rejected in some of the planned measures, such as raising the

to $ 15 an hour.

The clash is only at the beginning but it risks immediately throwing the

of the new president

into crisis

. 

The expected change on

does not facilitate the comparison

to modernize an obsolete system.

New executive decrees are coming in the next few days to begin dismantling Donald Trump's squeeze on migrants.

The measures being studied by the Biden administration also aim to address the crisis on the border between the

, where 227 people died in 2020 (a record) in an attempt to enter the States and conquer the American dream.

First lady

who will be part of the task force with the task of reuniting children separated from their parents at the border,

will also take care of the migrant chapter

.

But it is on

to the economy that the first head-on clash between Biden and the Republicans takes place, who have already attacked him for having "betrayed" the bipartisan spirit he had promised.

Faced with the urgency of the situation, and in the awareness that its success will be measured by the outcome of the fight against Covid and the rescue of the economy, Biden does not seem to hesitate.

The American recovery is slowing down and over 10 million people are out of work.

Not to mention the difficulties of states and local governments and the need to speed up vaccinations.

Acting on these fronts requires ample resources and Biden wants them from Congress, even if that means using "the

" weapon

to gain a majority in the Senate and forcefully pass the measure.

The risks of inaction or too limited action are high, Biden is repeating, bypassing the Republicans and appealing directly to the Americans.

The president knows he cannot give in to the pressure of those who ask for the aid package to be divided into two: a first part to be approved quickly with the necessary aid, and a second more thorny one that requires indefinite negotiations.

Braking would mean for Biden alienating the consent of the far left wing of the Democratic party.

The

has therefore assured that the president does not intend to break up his provision, considering it as a whole essential to save the economy, the Americans and begin to resolve those inequalities that bend US society.