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Puerto Rico and US Religious Leaders Urge Biden on Jobs, Disaster Aid and SSI Puerto Rico and US Religious Leaders Urge Biden on Jobs, Disaster Aid and SSI February 16, 2021 Administration Legal Move Could Release $2.3 Billion for Vulnerable Puerto Ricans Say Faith Leaders Washington DC – In a letter sent to President Biden, 20 major Puerto Rico and US religious leaders urged actions on disaster relief, job creation and a legal move to aid people on the heavily indebted island. "Please immediately instruct the Department of Justice to withdraw the suit, filed by the previous administration,...

Devex Consults Eric LeCompte on G7 Global Agenda Devex Consults Eric LeCompte on G7 Global Agenda February 12, 2021 Devex consults Eric LeCompte on the G7's first meeting and its global agenda after Joe Biden became the U.S. president. Read an excerpt below, and click here for the full story. In Brief: US urges G-7 to 'go big' on COVID-19 response By Adva Saldinger U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who participated in the meeting, said that “the time to go big is now” and that the G-7, with international financial institutions, “must work to address the challenges facing low-in...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/biden-urged-to-end/"></div>WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top faith leaders from across the United States on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden to immediately withdraw a lawsuit filed by his predecessor to block $2.3 billion in supplemental income payments to some 300,000 aged, blind and disabled Puerto Ricans. Catholic Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez of San Juan, the head of Catholic Charities […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Adva...

Biden urged to end Trump lawsuit blocking payments to Puerto Ricans By Reuters Share WASHINGTON - Top faith leaders from across the United States on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden to immediately withdraw a lawsuit filed by his predecessor to block $2.3 billion in supplemental income payments to some 300,000 aged, blind and disabled Puerto Ricans. Catholic Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez of San Juan, the head of Catholic Charities USA, and leaders from other churches also called on Biden to use executive orders and back congressional action to attract more pharmaceutical and other manufacturing...

U.S. tells G7 that it is back at the table to help with global recovery U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration told allies it was re-engaging with them to help steer the global economy out of its worst slump since the Great Depression, a contrast with the go-it-alone approach of Donald Trump. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told her peers from the Group of Seven rich democracies that Washington was committed to multilateralism and “places a high priority on deepening our international engagement and strengthening our alliances.” Yellen spoke to the G7 in a virtual video meeting,...