On the recordApril 29, 2021
last night, before a joint session of Congress, President Biden laid out a comprehensive, thoughtful vision for the country. First, he spoke about what we have accomplished so far, and on that front, there was plenty to talk about. The Democratic majority in Congress passed the most sweeping Federal recovery effort in a new generation, the American Rescue Plan, accelerating the pace of vaccinations and our economic rebound. As a result, the United States administered more than 200 million shots in less than 100 days. More than half of American adults have gotten at least one shot, and two-thirds of American seniors are vaccinated. Eighty-five percent of all Americans have received a stimulus check of $1,400 through the American Rescue Plan. More than 160 million relief checks have been delivered. Our economic recovery continues apace. The United States created more than a million jobs over the past 3 months--the most new jobs in a President's first hundred days in American history. And just this morning, we learned that jobless claims hit a new pandemic low for the third straight week. Today's numbers are an indication that our economy is back on track and should be going full throttle. America is turning the corner. America is turning the corner. Over the first quarter, the American economy grew by 6.4 percent--6.4 percent. Under President Biden and Democratic majorities in Congress, America is turning the corner--6.4 percent growth, wow.…





