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Biden orders stopgap help as talks start on big aid plan Share Updated: 3:47 PM EST Jan 22, 2021 By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press Biden orders stopgap help as talks start on big aid plan Share Updated: 3:47 PM EST Jan 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript our economy is at a very precarious moment. We are 10 million jobs short still of where the economy was when this ll pandemic started last month, Theo con omy lost jobs for the first time since last spring. Uh, retail sales fell last month, and just yesterday we saw another 900,000 Americans file for unemployment insurance. Um, that s a weekly rate that is higher than any week during the great recession. Um, it s a moment that requires decisive action to beat this pandemic on support the economic recovery that American families need. At the same time, the American people are hurting Andi. They can t afford to wait. They need help right now on. That s the motivation behind the actions that

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