every single one voted against. against a bill backed by a majority of you, including many of the opposite s own republican constituents. against sending americans $1400 checks. against giving unemployed americans a $300 a week boost in support. against cutting child poverty in half. against saving tens of thousands of jobs. now that it is done, some of the opposers are becoming posers, like this. look at this tweet from senator roger wicker, mississippi. celebrating the money for restaurants, remember, he wanted to starve you. he voted against this money for you. fact. president biden owns this, good or bad. the first major legislative achievement of his presidency. this bill represents a historic, historic victory for the american people. i look forward to signing it later this week. everything in the american rescue plan addressed a real need. please focus on this. 61% of americans wanted this rescue. two thirds of the country think it will help our economy. among them
since suzie s got goals, she ll want a plan to reach them. so she ll get some help from fidelity, and she ll feel so good about her plan, she can focus on living it. that s the planning effect, from fidelity. two more juror were selected in the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin who is charged in the death of george floyd. that brings the total number of jurors selected to 5 with 14 needed, including two alternates. according to a pool reporter, one man appears to be caucasian in his 30s or 40s. another, a black man in his 30s or 40s. there are a black man, and a biracial woman. chauvin has pleaded not guilty to second degree intentional murder and man slatter in manslaughter. in floyd s death, which was captured on camera. meanwhile, the minnesota courts clear the way for the trial judge to reinstate a third degree murder charge. the judge would address the matter when court resumes in the morning. a reminder, don t miss full circle, our digital new
this is new day and it will be an historic day in the u.s. congress. you re looking at live pictures of the u.s. capitol where later this morning, we do expect final passage of the $1.9 trillion relief package. this is a monumental piece of legislation that will have a huge impact. a new round of direct payments, the largest ever to americans, but it does much much more than that. child tax credits, more money for schools and health care on and on. the president will sign it ahead of his first prime-time address to the nation tomorrow night. and then he ll hit the road to sell the plan, which may not be that hard. we have a brand-new cnn poll which shows strong bipartisan support for the bill and especially what s inside it. the president s prime-time address will mark one year since the official start of the pandemic. today, nearly one in ten americans have been fully vaccinated, but there s still a along way to go for herd immunity. and public health officials say peopl
desperation. i know that many of you watching are among them, and you know the reason for your pain. covid. the problem is so huge and so persistent, president biden says the fix should be too. not so fast, say the right side of the aisle. a lot of this help for the poor, for the hungry, the desperate, not really about covid. so let s not do it. you think i m making it up? listen to the leader of the opposition. only 9% addresses the fight against the virus itself. you get this massive bill with only 1%, 1% for vaccinations. it s stuffed with non-covid-related spending that even top liberal economists say is wrong for the recovery. what caused the loss of the jobs and the wages and the businesses, then? our economy still has 9.5 million fewer jobs than at this time last year. at the rate that we re growing right now, because the recovery is so great, at the rate that he calls so great, it will take us two years to get back to where we were. you think mcconnell would go gi
intuit quickbooks helps small businesses be more successful with payments, payroll, banking and live bookkeeping. we have breaking news. the biden state department has completed its 45-day review of the former president s executive orders that restricted immigration from certain countries often referred to as the muslim ban. and it is officially ending those restrictions. the biden administration says applicants from the affected countries may no longer be denied on the basis of nationality, and the department has taken a number of steps to ensure that applicants previously refused visas will not have future applications prejudiced in any way. a state department official tells cnn those applicants may now re-enter the diversity visa lottery. also under current regulations, those who visas were denied prior to january 20th, 2020 may also be reconsidered but those individuals must split new applications and pay a new application fee. don t miss full circle, our digital news