Joseph Robinette Biden

“ It is also getting a lifeline to small businesses, many of whom — 400,000 — have gone under, affecting entire communities. And it is clearly, clearly necessary a lifeline for getting the upper hand against COVID-19 and getting it under control.
That isn’t some academic discussion. It’s about you; it’s about people like you and the families I grew up with all over America. And, you know, you’ve all lived lives of service. You not only have taken care of yourself and your families, but you’ve lived lives of service to help other people as well. ”

“ I think it’ll help a wide range of people — you know, not just the working class, but our retirees; you know, our elementary school, you know — the grade schools — that I have nieces and nephews who are very young. And just the transition of going to school every day and now being home all day, stuck behind the computer, it’s draining for them too, and they don’t understand it. ”

“ And our children don’t have laptops. We have been able to distribute about 1,000 laptops or more. But, you know, if they have one laptop, but they have three children, how can they all be in school on the same day? ”

“ And 7 million kids don’t have enough food; 13 million people are behind in their rent. And the American Rescue Plan, I believe — and according to the polling data, the vast majority of Americans believe — is essential to giving them some help and to turn it around. ”

“ And I think it’s going to provide immediate relief for millions of people that are going to be able to use it in a very constructive way and also grow the economy in the process. But it’s essential to getting kids back to school safely. ”

“ But if you put it in perspective, serving 60,000 participants — and let’s say 50 percent are adults over 18 that can get the vaccine — so we still have like almost 30,000 people that still need the vaccine. ”