Biden insists that his plan to save the economy be adopted as soon as possible
Joe Biden at the White House on February 5.
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With 49,000 jobs created in January, unemployment is declining in the United States.
But that's not enough, Joe Biden said.
In an intervention Friday morning, the American president insisted that his plan to save the economy be adopted as soon as possible, with or without the support of the Republicans.
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,
Anne Corpet
"
It is clear that our economy is still struggling
" began Joe Biden, "a
lot of people are losing hope and waiting for government help, that's what we are going to do, and we are going to do it now
."
There is no question for the president of wasting time negotiating with the Republicans, the positions they advance are too far from his.
They are proposing a plan of $ 618 billion against the $ 1.9 billion the Democrats want.
“
I am not going to decrease the amount of the check for the Americans.
It will be $ 1,400, period,
”Joe Biden said.
He believes it is more important to invest heavily in the economy than to worry about the budget deficit.
"
If we do not release sufficient aid, it will take longer to come out of the crisis
" warned the president, before mocking the sudden budgetary orthodoxy defended by the Republican party.
“
To tell the Americans that we do not have the money to help them is simply false
” he asserted.
The president's instructions to the Congress Democrats are clear: the economic rescue plan adopted very early this Friday morning in the Senate must be voted on as soon as possible in the chamber.
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