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President Biden is seeking $80 billion to strengthen I.R.S. enforcement, which administration officials believe will raise at least $700 billion over a decade. Mr. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will travel the country this week to promote the administration’s agenda.
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President Biden will deliver remarks on the coronavirus response. He is expected to speak about outdoor mask mandates.CreditCredit.Al Drago for The New York Times
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President Biden is looking for ways to pay for his $1.5 trillion American Families Plan and his $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal.Credit.Al Drago for The New York Times
Harris Vows $310 Mn US Relief As Central America Tackles Migration By Alina DIESTE
04/26/21 AT 9:18 PM
Vice President Kamala Harris told Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei during a virtual call Monday the US will give $310 million in humanitarian relief to Central America, her office said, as the region tackles a wave of migration north.
Harris, who leads President Joe Biden s efforts to address the influx of migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to the US-Mexico border, met with Giammattei by videoconference, prior to her visit to Central America scheduled for June. In light of the dire situation and acute suffering faced by millions of people in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, Vice President Harris announced an additional $310 million in US government support for humanitarian relief and to address food insecurity, a statement from her office said after the meeting.