Roosevelt Room
2:25 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Welcome, of us. Are you able to hear me in my masks?
Q Sure, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: All proper. We’re about to have an financial assembly, however I need to make a couple of very temporary feedback.
In the present day’s jobs report reveals that the American Rescue Plan is urgently wanted, in our view.
Now, our financial system nonetheless has 9.5 million fewer jobs than it had this time final 12 months. And at that price, it might take two years to get us again on monitor. We now have 1 million fewer educators — 1 million fewer educators — than we did this time final 12 months. We’ve misplaced 400,000 small companies. All of these empty storefronts aren’t simply shattered goals, they’re warning lights which are going off and state and native budgets which are being stretched due to the dearth of tax income.
And a few of final month’s job progress is a results of the December aid bundle. However with out a rescue plan, these positive factors are going to gradual. We are able to’t afford one step ahead and two steps backwards. We have to beat the virus, present important aid, and construct an inclusive restoration.
Folks want the assistance now. In lower than two weeks, enhanced unemployment advantages will start to run out for 11 million individuals. Not less than 7 million youngsters don’t have sufficient meals to eat regularly. 13 million persons are behind of their hire.
And the rescue plan is totally important for turning this round, getting youngsters again to highschool safely, getting a lifeline to small enterprise, and getting the higher hand on COVID-19. That’s what we’re going to be speaking about now.
So I thanks all for approaching in. Thanks.
2:27 P.M. EST
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