The Day – At an economic ‘inflection point,’ Biden leans into expansive, populist agenda
Washington — Six months after signing a massive economic stimulus package into law, President Joe Biden has embarked on a fresh push for trillions of dollars in additional spending, attempting to pivot from an emergency posture to advancing a long-term liberal vision of government.
Taking to the podium in the East Room of the White House this past Thursday, Biden heralded the return of jobs and other recent economic gains, which he attributed to a combination of federal relief efforts and the arrival of effective coronavirus vaccines. But he stressed the need for even deeper, lasting policy changes to ease the hardships that many Americans have faced since long before the coronavirus took hold.
“This pandemic has been God awful for so many reasons,” Biden said. “But it does present us with an opportunity. We can build an economy that gives working people a fair shot this time. We can restore some sanity and fairness to our…
