Pres. Biden on Thursday will deliver remarks on his plan to stop the spread of the delta variant and to boost vaccinations, the White House confirms.
President Joe Biden on Thursday will deliver remarks on his plan to stop the spread of the delta variant and to boost vaccinations, the White House confirmed Tuesday.President Joe Biden speaks to the press before departing the White House to visit New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Ida in Washington, DC, Sept. 7, 2021.
Biden"will lay out a six pronged strategy … working across the public and private sectors," a White House official said. On Friday, while addressing August's disappointing jobs report, Biden said,"there's no question the delta variant is why today’s jobs report isn’t stronger. … Next week, I’ll lay out the next steps that are going to -- we’re going to need to combat the delta variant, to address some of those fears and concerns."
Part of the strategy Biden referenced Friday is to ask states and local governments to consider using federal funding to extend unemployment benefits in hard-hit areas. "I want to talk about how we’ll further protect our schools, our businesses, our economy, and our families from the threat of delta," Biden said Friday."As we continue to fight the delta variant, the American Rescue Plan we passed continues to support families, businesses and communities. Even as some of the benefits that were provided are set to expire next week, states have the option to extend those benefits and the federal resources from the Rescue Plan to do so.
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