{"id":108517,"date":"2021-01-15T12:50:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T12:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=108517"},"modified":"2021-01-15T12:50:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T12:50:31","slug":"the-big-promises-biden-is-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/the-big-promises-biden-is-making\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Promises Biden Is Making"},"content":{"rendered":"

Biden asks Americans to \u201cimagine a future\u201d beyond the virus, pushing a $1.9 trillion plan to promote jobs and prosperity. It\u2019s Friday, and this is your politics tip sheet. <\/em>Sign up here<\/em> to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Where things stand<\/h2>\n

President-elect Joe Biden was not progressives\u2019 first choice <\/strong>for the Democratic presidential nomination. But now that he\u2019s on his way to the Oval Office, he appears to have heeded at least one message from the Bernie Sanders wing of his party: Go big.<\/p>\n

In an address last night outlining his $1.9 trillion plan to confront the coronavirus and revive the economy, Biden indicated that he intends to use Democrats\u2019 newfound control of both houses of Congress to push an aggressive economic agenda, with none of moderate Democrats\u2019 typical shyness about government spending. He promised \u201chistoric investments\u201d in a combination of \u201cinfrastructure, manufacturing, innovation, research and development, clean energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

He offered assurances that the proposal made good economic sense: that by increasing employment and tackling poverty, he would also be stimulating business growth and bringing down the deficit. But as he discussed the coronavirus crisis and a range of other issues, he put economic justice at the center.<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine a future, made in America,\u201d <\/strong>he said, subtly reclaiming some of President Trump\u2019s populism after four years in which promises of a reinvestment in American manufacturing went largely unfulfilled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll use taxpayers\u2019 dollars to rebuild America,\u201d Biden said. \u201cWe\u2019ll buy American products, supporting millions of American manufacturing jobs, enhancing our competitive strength in an increasingly competitive world.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said his plan aimed to deliver 12 million Americans from poverty, and he pushed for the approval of a $15 national minimum wage. He also announced new investments in food stamp programs for the duration of 2021 and relief for tenants facing eviction or foreclosure.<\/p>\n

Calling the current vaccine rollout \u201ca dismal failure,\u201d Biden pledged to \u201cmove heaven and earth to get more people vaccinated.\u201d He said that today he would unveil the specifics of a $400 billion plan to confront the virus, which will aim to coordinate the circulation of vaccines and to increase funding for testing and personal protective equipment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decisions we make in the next few weeks and months are going to determine whether we thrive in a way that benefits all Americans,\u201d he said, \u201cor whether we stay stuck in a place where those at the top do great while economic growth for most everyone else is just a spectator sport, and where economic prospects dim, not brighten.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, with only the slimmest of majorities in both the Senate and the House, and with Democrats apparently lacking the votes to do away with the filibuster, Biden may still face an uphill battle in fully delivering on these promises. Some prominent Republicans quickly fired back on social media, calling his proposals too much, too fast.<\/p>\n

Since Trump\u2019s impeachment on Wednesday<\/strong>, Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate have given little indication of how they will handle his trial. Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, indicated that he wouldn\u2019t bring the chamber back from recess earlier than Jan. 19, one day before Inauguration Day.<\/p>\n

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not yet delivered the article of impeachment to the Senate. And Senator Chuck Schumer, who as the chamber\u2019s top Democrat is set to become the majority leader, has not yet tipped his hand on his plans for the trial.<\/p>\n

Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska<\/strong>, said she approved of the House\u2019s decision to impeach the president, suggesting that she might join Democrats in voting to convict Trump whenever the trial occurs.<\/p>\n

Murkowski said that the House had acted \u201cappropriately\u201d and that the president had trafficked in \u201cfalse rhetoric that the election was stolen and rigged.\u201d Murkowski didn\u2019t say she would definitely vote to convict the president, but she did seem to suggest that he had committed something very close to what he was impeached for: inciting insurrection.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the day of the riots, President Trump\u2019s words incited violence, which led to the injury and deaths of Americans \u2014 including a Capitol Police officer \u2014 the desecration of the Capitol, and briefly interfered with the government\u2019s ability to ensure a peaceful transfer of power,\u201d Murkowski said.<\/p>\n

On the House side, Representative Liz Cheney<\/strong> faced heavy blowback from fellow Republicans for voting on Wednesday to impeach Trump, while others praised her for standing up to the president despite widespread continued support for him from the party\u2019s rank and file.<\/p>\n

Some of Trump\u2019s staunchest allies in the Freedom Caucus are circulating a petition calling on Cheney to step down as chairwoman of the House Republican Conference. In it, they write that her vote to impeach the president had \u201cbrought the conference into disrepute and produced discord.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cheney brushed aside calls to step down, saying that she was \u201cnot going anywhere\u201d and calling her impeachment decision \u201ca vote of conscience.\u201d Other House Republicans, including some members of the Freedom Caucus, have expressed loyalty to her.<\/p>\n

Representative Adam Kinzinger, who also voted for impeachment, said that Cheney had \u201cgained immeasurable respect\u201d over the past week. He said that it was Republicans attacking Cheney who should be shoved aside.<\/p>\n

In a sign of how Republicans who supported challenging the election results may struggle to cover their tracks after Trump leaves power, Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma released an apology letter to Black Tulsans yesterday.<\/p>\n

Many Black leaders in the city had expressed outrage over his role in seeking to overturn the results in a number of states that Biden won, and some said Lankford should be disallowed from serving on a commission to commemorate the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.<\/p>\n

Andrew Yang, the businessman whose long-shot campaign <\/strong>for the Democratic presidential nomination last year made him a household name, yesterday announced his campaign for mayor of New York City.<\/p>\n

Reprising his signature demand for a basic income provided by the government, Yang began a full day of campaigning in Morningside Heights with an address to supporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fears for our future that caused me to run for president have accelerated since the pandemic started,\u201d Yang said, pledging to address \u201chow much worse Black and brown New Yorkers have been hit by this virus and its economic impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yang joins an already crowded (and growing) field of mayoral candidates, including a number who have embraced similar proposals for a basic income.<\/p>\n

Photo of the day<\/span><\/h3>\n

Amid heavy security precautions, workers placed bunting for next week\u2019s inauguration across the street from the White House.<\/p>\n

Latest Updates<\/h2>\n

What Biden\u2019s selection of Jaime Harrison to lead the D.N.C. means<\/h2>\n

By <\/span>Lisa Lerer<\/span><\/p>\n

Jaime Harrison raised more money than any Senate candidate in history when he challenged Senator Lindsey Graham in South Carolina last fall.<\/p>\n

Now, after losing that race by more than 10 percentage points, he\u2019s going to be responsible for telling his whole party how to spend its political cash.<\/p>\n

As my colleague Jonathan Martin<\/strong> and I reported yesterday, Harrison is Joe Biden\u2019s pick to lead the Democratic National Committee. Generally, when Democrats hold the White House, the committee defers to the president on the leadership of the party. So Harrison is likely to face no competition for the job. The Biden team also announced some high-profile surrogates as vice chairs, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, Representative Filemon Vela of Texas and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta.<\/p>\n

A former state party chairman, Harrison was championed by dozens of leaders within the committee who would like to see the organization continue to invest in local political infrastructure. And having built a national profile during his race, the former Senate candidate comes to the job with a built-in base for fund-raising and news media attention.<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean it will be easy. Harrison will be charged with helping to navigate deeply uncertain political terrain and decide the party\u2019s messaging ahead of what are widely expected to be some challenging midterm elections. Already, fights are simmering within the party between those who would like Biden to press his message of unifying the country and a more liberal wing that wants to see the new administration hold President Trump and his allies accountable for any misdeeds in office.<\/p>\n

Plus, Harrison will face a simmering battle over the party\u2019s primary nomination schedule. Some Democrats would like to see Iowa and New Hampshire \u2014 states with overwhelmingly white and older voting populations \u2014 lose their vaunted status at the start of the primary calendar. Others would like to eliminate caucuses, the complicated nominating processes used in Iowa and Nevada.<\/p>\n

This fight will probably hit close to home for Harrison: His home state \u2014 South Carolina \u2014 votes fourth.<\/p>\n

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