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This is separate from the 1. 9 trillion stimulus plan that already has at least one key democrat balking. First, lets get the very, very latest from Mark Meredith at the white house right now. Same house, different occupant, i guess. Reporter neil, were still here also. President biden getting right to work this week signing multiple executive orders focused on a number of different issues from the environment to immigration policies as well as the my. On friday the president having a chance to sign two executive orders he says he hopes will focus on helping americans that are still struggling during this pandemic, one on increasing federal Food Assistance for low income americans, the other on developing ways to increase the minimum wage up to 15 an hour. The president says these executive orders are not going to be enough alone, he wants congress to pass that 1. 9 trillion ....
Article of impeachment against donald trump on monday. But the Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell is pushing for more time before the trial would begin. Were going to bring you the breaking details on how that is all playing out in just a second. Also on capitol hill, President Biden is on the verge of getting his second cabinet secretary confirmed youre looking at the senate floor right now. The vote is under way for retired general lloyd austin to be the next defense secretary. He will be the first africanamerican to run the pentagon, the Senate Voting as we speak. Even with all of that happening on the hill, President Biden is trying to hit the ground running. Biden will be signing two executive o ....
Nomination for treasury secretary was reported favorably out of committee. That will now advance to the full senate, a final vote on janet yellen could happen today. Meanwhile, at the white house, over an hour from now, we will hear from the new press secretary and the director of the National Economic council because the focus there today at the white house is on the economic turmoil that millions of americans are facing right now because of the pandemic. In a couple of hours after that, President Biden will sign two more executive orders. These will be aimed at addressing that issue, central to this administrations economic strategy, of course, that whopping 1. 9 trillion bill that President Biden is calling the American Rescue plan. Our reporters and corres ....