Published 12:00 IST, January 14th 2021
President-elect Joe Biden to unveil economic & vaccination rescue package on Jan 14
Biden has said he will unveil his vaccination & economic rescue package on Thursday to bring the COVID-19 virus under control and take the path towards recovery
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United States President-elect Joe Biden has said he will unveil his vaccination and ecomic rescue pack on Thursday to bring COVID-19 virus under control and take path towards recovery. Biden is expected to lay out an ecomic plan that will push for $2,000 stimulus checks for Americans, that Congress didn't include in recently passed COVID-19 relief pack. former vice-president will also propose more money to speed up vaccination programme in country, including funding for testing and to get schools reopened.
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According to reports, Biden's team is alrey in talks with Democrat and Republican Congress members regarding proposal, which he will unveil on January 14. proposal is expected to cost trillions of dollars in investments, but Biden's close aides say it is vital to ward-off long-term dams to both human lives and ecomic infrastructure. So far, more than 6 million people have been vaccinated across United States, which is way short and far behind target of ministering 20 million shots before end of 2020.
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Biden urges Senate members to impeach Trump
Biden will take over White House on January 20 and has said that one of first things he will do is to overturn all executive orders issued by his predecessor Donald Trump. Biden on Wednesday also urged Senate members to deal responsibly with Trump's impeachment process as House Representatives impeached president in a bipartisan vote earlier in day. Trump has become first president in US history to be impeached twice.
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impeachment motion was brought in by House Democrats over US Capitol siege on January 6, when supporters of President Trump breached security of Congress building while a joint session to certify Biden's win was underway. riotous mob infiltrated building after President Trump dressed crowd, pushing baseless allegations of election fraud. Five people, including a police officer, died during insurrection. Biden and Kamala Harris' victory was finally approved early on Thursday.
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11:36 IST, January 14th 2021