The Indian-Americans driving Biden’s agendaBiden reiterated that he believes the country is in a precarious spot and and that relief is urgently needed, even as he dismissed the possibility of embracing a scaled-down bill to secure passage faster.
Among the features of the stimulus plan are a national vaccination program, aid to reopen schools, direct payments of $1,400 to individuals and financial relief for state and local governments.“Time is of the essence," Biden said. “I am reluctant to cherry-pick and take out one or two items here."Biden’s new vaccination target comes after he and his aides faced criticism for the 100 million goal in his first 100 days in office.