China News Service, New York, February 17th. On the evening of the 16th local time, U.S. President Biden responded to public concerns such as the new crown epidemic, racial equality, economy, education, etc. at a live TV citizen meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin .
The picture shows US President Biden signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
Biden arrived in Milwaukee that evening and attended a civic meeting hosted by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper at the Pabst Theater that evening.
This is his first official domestic visit after taking office.
Affected by the new crown epidemic, this event only invited about 50 guests to participate. They wear masks and maintain social distancing to sit in the audience.
In the event that lasted more than an hour, Biden answered more than 20 questions from the host and guests.
The questions half an hour before the conference are almost all related to the new crown epidemic.
Biden said that before the end of July this year, the United States will have enough vaccines to vaccinate 300 million people.
During his first 100 days in office, American schools will resume attending school 5 days a week.
Regarding the $1.9 trillion epidemic relief plan, Biden said that the total amount of the plan finally passed will not be less.
When asked when the United States can return to normal life before the epidemic, Biden said that many experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, told him not to make assertions, but he believed that the situation would improve significantly by Christmas.
Biden also emphasized that at this stage, people still must wear masks and maintain social distancing. These are still the most effective ways to prevent the spread of the virus.
A few hours before the start of the civic meeting, White House Press Secretary Psaki told reporters that Biden chose Wisconsin because of its diverse population. He hopes to interact with the people including Democrats, Republicans, and independents. Directly communicate on multiple topics and listen to different opinions.
The "Capitol Hill" commented that the second impeachment trial against former President Trump has ended, and Biden is making his first official visit to the country after taking office at this time, hoping to bring the public's focus back to a total of 1.9 trillion yuan. The new round of the US dollar epidemic relief bill, and to promote the bill to become law before the expiration of the partial unemployment compensation program in mid-March.
The Associated Press stated that the Biden administration hopes that after the passage of the new round of epidemic relief bills, expenditures related to vaccines can be used to speed up the production and distribution of vaccines. Part of the expenditures will help people with financial pressure to tide over the difficulties and make the economy faster. recovery.
According to the presidential itinerary announced by the White House, Biden will visit Michigan on the 18th. The itinerary includes an inspection of the vaccine production line of the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer. (Finish)