no trickle-down effect here. just the increase to the child tax credit alone will lift millions of children out of poverty and cut the child poverty rate nearly in half. because of this bill, some experts expect the economy to grow by more than 6% this year and add 7 million jobs, a level of growth, quite frankly, we ve not seen since the 1980s and it will boost the income of the poorest americans by an average 206%. given all that, it s important to remember that zero republicans reported this legislation. that s not stopping them from attempted to take credit. senate republicans led the bipartisan cares alkt that got us through the last year. the american people have built a parade marching toward victory. democrats want to sprint in front of the parade and claim credit. it s remarkable legislation. unfortunately republicans, as i say, you know, vote no and take the dough. you see already some of them claiming this is a good thing, this is a good thing, but they couldn
allegations. they went on to write that the governor has lost the confidence of his governing partners and the people of new york. earlier today, the governor said he will not resign, and then he dismissed politicians who believed his accusers. people know the difference between playing politics, bowing to counsel cancel culture, and the truth. politicians who don t know a single fact, but yet form a conclusion and an opinion are, in my opinion, reckless, and dangerous. because those politicians cuomo is referring to include at least 24 congressional lawmakers. if the majority of the new york delegation now calling for his resignation, including prominent democrats like representative alexander because jo cortez, jamaal bowman, house oversight chair carolyn maloney, and judiciary committee member nadler. at the repeated against the governor and the manner in which he responded had made it impossible for him to continue to govern at this point. a seventh accuser came forwa
hello and welcome. you join us as us presidentjoe biden prepares to deliver his first primetime address to mark a year since the covid 19 pandemic struck. he is expected to tell americans he is taking a more aggressive action to speed covid 19 vaccinations and move the country closer to normality byjuly 4th. a few hours ago the president signed into law his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. lets go live to the white house and have a look at the scene of the east room. traditionally, presidents beforehand spoke in prime time from the oval office but this is the east room of the white house and mr biden in a few seconds time will walk down that red carpet of the cross hall and deliver the address that was the same place in which obama spoke and occasionally mr donald trump. as you can see at the end, the door has opened and the president is approaching the podium. president is approaching the odium. ,., ., , president is approaching the odium, ,., ., , ., podium. good evening, my fe
$70 million. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss following the coronovirus pandemic. in his first prime time televised address since his inauguration he s said all adults would be eligible for a covid vaccine by may 1st and insisted the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he also laid out a pathway towards july. he also laid out a pathway towardsjuly. he said people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly the fourth only in small gatherings with their family or their friends and neighbours. he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i v e i ve told you before, i d carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who have died from covid to date, it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726, that s more deaths than in world war i, world war
probe ageing candidates can run for parliament. pro beijing. and a piece of art that only exists digitally sells for a record breaking $70 million at auction. presidentjoe biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss follwoing the coronovirus pandemic. in his first prime time televised address since his inauguration, he said the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he said he hoped people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly 4th with theirfamily. but he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i v e i ve told you before, i carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who died from covid to date, it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726. that is more deaths than world war i, world war ii, the vietnam war and 9/11 combined. the bbc s david willis joins us to discuss. take us through the first bit of the speech