President Joe Biden's proposed legislative overhaul of the U.S. immigration system, due to be formally introduced in Congress on Thursday, would be the largest in decades, but it faces steep odds. Here's what's in the bill, according to a 66-page summary:
Democrats on Thursday formally introduced President Joe Biden's sweeping immigration bill in Congress, a measure that would provide a path to U.S. citizenship for an estimated 11 million immigrants in the country illegally, but which faces long odds to passage.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with female Democratic lawmakers and activists on Thursday to boost support for the White House’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, highlighting the growing political power of women in Congress.
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The virtual meeting, which a White House source said was likely the first of many that Harris will hold specifically with women in power, focused on how women have been affected by job losses, small business closures and a lack of childcare as well as how Biden s plan will address these issues. Nearly 400,000 childcare jobs have been lost since the outset of the pandemic, Harris said. (COVID-19 graphic: tmsnrt.rs/34pvUyi)