U.S. Politics

[Rick Plant]

Biden urges city leaders to take advantage of billions in federal relief funds



WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday urged local and city governments to continue to use the $130 billion in funds allocated to them from the American Rescue Plan to help during the pandemic.

The president of the National League of Cities, Vince Williams of Union City, Georgia, introduced the president to attendees of the organization’s Monday conference.

In Biden’s brief speech, he said he was proud that nearly 6,000 local governments were able to directly receive funding to help with job training and reopen schools that were shuttered during the pandemic.

“A big part of the reason we’re so successful is because the rescue plan went directly to you without having to ‘Pass Go,’ without having to go to the statehouses,” Biden said.

More importantly, he urged local leaders to take advantage of the flexibility afforded by the ARP.

“One year later, the rescue plan is still delivering,” Biden said. “So (I) urge you all to use the flexibility we built in the law to spend these funds wisely to reduce violence in your communities, like members are doing in Baton Rouge and Baltimore and New York City.”

He also touted the bipartisan infrastructure bill he signed into law that would help bring jobs and help strengthen local governments’ economy.

“The law is going to create millions of jobs — you’re building Americans’ roads, bridges, highways, ports and airports,” he said.

Biden said that states should use the funds from the ARP to help with job training so that Americans can partake in nearly 4,000 jobs that have been authorized through the implementation of the infrastructure bill.

“Build a strong, diverse workforce to take on these infrastructure jobs,” he said. “So that families in your communities can deal themselves into this booming economy.”

https://michiganadvance.com/2022/03/15/biden-urges-city-leaders-to-take-advantage-of-billions-in-federal-relief-funds/

[Rick Plant]

Proud to join @POTUS today as he authorized an additional $800M in security assistance to further support #Ukraine’s Armed forces – the 5th emergency support pkg. the Biden-Harris Admin. has authorized since August. @SecBlinken



https://twitter.com/DepSecDef/status/1504147782797516805

[Richard Smith]

Biden urges city leaders to take advantage of billions in federal relief funds

Imagine having to "urge" government bureaucrats to "take advantage" (irony) of available funds.  LOL.  Even they can't find ways to spend the Biden pork that resulted from the fake COVID relief package.  That resulted in hyperinflation for the American people and a DOJ investigation for approximately $10 billion in fraud.  That's $10 billion.  The incompetence of the Biden administration will cost Americans for generations.  Way to go Brandon.   Per Cool Hand Luke:  "I wish you'd stop being so good to me, Cap'm"

[Richard Smith]

Hunter Biden is another step closer to the big house per the NY Times.  He apparently somehow got a "loan" to pay his $1 million delinquent tax bill.  Imagine who gave him that loan.  Nothing suspicious about that.  And the NY Times has finally acknowledged the fact that the emails on Hunter's laptop are authentic.  After dismissing this as a hoax until after Biden could be elected.  Way to go NY Times!  All the news fit to print (eventually).


"People familiar with the investigation said prosecutors had examined emails between Mr. Biden, Mr. Archer and others about Burisma and other foreign business activity. Those emails were obtained by The New York Times from a cache of files that appears to have come from a laptop abandoned by Mr. Biden in a Delaware repair shop. The email and others in the cache were authenticated by people familiar with them and with the investigation."

[Rick Plant]

President Biden took over an absolute disaster created by Donald Trump with the worst economic crisis since The Great Depression. In just a few months time, we started to witness the turnaround President Biden made to our economy starting with the "COVID Relief Bill", then the "American Rescue Act" which put money in people's pocket and started the economic boom. Not one Republican voted for it but now they falsley want to take credit for it. Since President Biden came into office he has created over 7 million jobs the most of any President and the lowest unemployment claims in over 50 years.

Unemployment claims in U.S. decline again; total jobless figure lowest since 1970

March 17 (UPI) -- New unemployment claims in the United States continue to decline and indicate a strong labor market that's come a long way since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago.

The Labor Department said in its weekly report on Thursday that there were 214,000 new filings last week -- beating forecasts from most economists, who expected the report to show about 220,000 new jobless claims.

The figure is a decline of about 15,000 filings from the previous week.

First-time filings are typically viewed as a reflection of the national pace of layoffs.

A total of about 1.4 million U.S. workers were collecting unemployment benefits for the week ending March 5, the department said, which is the lowest total figure since 1970. The total decreased by more than 70,000 last week.

The weekly jobless figure of 214,000 is the lowest so far for any week in 2022. With the exception of two historically low weeks in November and December, Thursday's report continues a steady decline in unemployment claims as the U.S. economy rebounds from disruptions ushered in by COVID-19 in early 2020.

Thursday's figures came about a week after the department reported that there were 11.3 million job openings in the United States at the end of January, a historically high number.

Earlier this month, the department said that the U.S. economy added close to 700,000 new jobs during the month of February -- a total that shattered expectations and surprised analysts. The jobs report said the national unemployment rate declined to 3.8% last month.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/03/17/unemployment-claims-jobless-filings-economy/9331647522935/

[Rick Plant]

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson admitted Russia interfered in the 2016 election, then backtracked after visiting Moscow on the 4th of July. He then voted against every election security bill. Now he's blaming Biden for Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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[Richard Smith]

Does Hunter have a "go fund me" page to pay back that $1 million "loan" to pay the delinquent taxes that the media suggested where the product of Russian disinformation?  Maybe he can get free legal advice from Avenatti when they share the same jail cell.