Biden reiterated that the focus of the new crown relief plan will strengthen the vaccination work

　　U.S. President Biden delivered a speech at the White House on February 5, local time, emphasizing that the new crown pneumonia relief plan will focus on strengthening the new crown vaccination work, providing relief checks and unemployment insurance for the American people, helping small businesses create job opportunities and Work deployment in areas such as raising the minimum wage.

　　Biden cited the employment report data on the morning of the 5th (January Employment Report) to illustrate the current plight of the United States.

Biden said that from the employment report, it can be seen that compared with the past (December) the United States has only added 6,000 private sector jobs. At this rate, it may take 10 years for the United States to get out of employment difficulties.

At present, about 15 million Americans cannot afford rent, and more than 24 million adults and 12 million children do not have enough food. The new crown pneumonia epidemic has caused great damage to the US economy and also took away nearly 100,000 Americans in January. s life.

The first task of the rescue plan is to invest more funds (approximately US$116 billion) for the new crown vaccination work, including for manufacturing, distribution and establishing vaccine bases.

　　Biden said that the second focus of the rescue plan is to provide relief checks to the American people. The rescue plan in the United States will continue to maintain the pledge of $2,000 per person for people whose annual income is less than the prescribed amount. It has been issued before. US$600/person.

　　Biden also said that the rescue plan will also extend the period of unemployment insurance, which would expire on March 13, 2021, but predicts that until the end of September 2021, the unemployment rate in the United States will still be high. Level, this bailout fund will help small businesses and thousands of unemployed people pay for health insurance and provide other assistance.

　　In terms of job creation, Biden said that if the bailout plan is passed, it will bring 4 million jobs to the United States and will restore the job market before the arrival of 2022.

(CCTV reporter Xu Xiao)