I am chuck todd. Notre dame is the latest school to reverse its decision to reopen as more schools grapple with outbreaks. The World Health Organization is warning that young adults are increasingly fueling this pandemic, particularly in this country. And theres renewed pressure from both parties on capitol hill to pass something in the form of virus relief. As the house ready some emergency legislation on the post office, were going to dive into all of those stories this hour. Were going to begin tonight with the big picture here. Its an historic moment in american politics. Years from now we will talk about this day, whether or not Kamala Harris does become Vice President. At the end of the day, we are making history. As senator Kamala Harris tonight will officially become the first woman of color on a major partys president ial ticket. Lets face it, the Biden Campaign is hoping harris will shore up and energize the voters who stayed home in 2016. That includes black voters whose ove
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Brendan Boyle (D-PA), revealed her long-promised wealth-tax plan on Monday. Dubbed the “Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021,” the plan would impose a two-percent tax on the net value of assets of the “wealthiest” Americans. “It’s time for a wealth tax in America,” she declared.
“A wealth tax is critical for raising revenue, and that revenue is critical for raising opportunity. We build a future for all of our kids by investing in opportunity. This is one way we can make this government work for everyone – not just the rich and powerful.”
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President-elect Joe Biden is calling for an expansive $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus package called the American Rescue Plan.
The plan calls for investing $20 billion in a national vaccine program and setting up community vaccination sites nationwide – the latter effort an initiative announced by Operation Warp Speed earlier this week.
The proposal would invest $50 billion in testing, provide funds to purchase rapid tests, expand lab capacity and help schools implement regular testing to support reopening. Biden s plan calls for safely reopening a majority of K-8 schools in his first 100 days in office.
The plan would fund the hiring of 100,000 public health workers, nearly tripling the community health workforce. It would address health disparities by expanding community health centers and health services on tribal lands. And it would provide support to long-term care facilities experiencing outbreaks and to priso