Joseph Robinette Biden

“ And this is a case where every single piece of the bill you passed addresses a genuine, desperate need for the American people. Each piece isn’t just defensible, it is urgent and overwhelmingly supported by the people. It’s good policy and it’s good politics. And I’m not sure we’ve ever seen something that is needed as badly as the American Rescue Plan that was as broadly popular. ”

“ Staying unified as we complete this process to pass the American Rescue Plan won’t just make a difference in our fight against COVID-19 and our efforts to rebuild the economy, it will also show the American people we’re capable of coming together for what matters most to them. They’ve lost faith in government ”

“ And more than 400,000 businesses — mostly small business, many minority businesses — have been shuttered; cost millions of jobs. 1.3 million public sector — education, nurses, cops, firefighters, essential workers — have lost their jobs.
So my message today is really simple: You — you, this caucus, have shown the American people the difference Democratic leadership and what we just had. Leadership makes a difference. ”