Problem. in large part, jake, the population he is trying to reach is not necessarily a population open to his argument or open to his persuasion. that doesn t mean he had the ability to lead the country forward it. let s be clear about what this speech was. this was a speech that if things were going swimmingly wouldn t be needed. this is a a reset speech. this is a refocus the attention of the american people on some concrete steps the administration is taking in a clear recognition as the president said at the top of his remarks that we are in this very tough stretch right now. he wanted to speak openly with the american people and he needs to continue, even with the resistant population to him as a messenger maybe, he needs to continue to point the path forward even as sanjay said that he may not be benefits realized until months down the road here.
This mode price reduction for at-home test kits for up to 35% reduction. we ll also expand free testing at 10,000 pharmacies around the country, and we ll commit we re committing $2 billion to purchase nearly 300 million rapid tests for distribution to community health centers, food banks, schools, so that every american, no matter their income, can access free and convenient tests. this is important to everyone, particularly for a parent or a child with a child not old enough to be vaccinated. you ll be able to test them at home and test those around them. in addition, to testing, we don t we know masking helps stop the spread of covid-19. that s why when i came into
As soon as they are authorized, those eligible will be able to get a booster right away and tens of thousands of sites across the country for most americans at your nearby drug store and for free. the third piece of my plan is keeping and maybe the most important is keeping our children safe and our schools open. for any parent, it doesn t matter how low the risk of any illness or accident is when it comes to your child or grandchild. trust me. i know. so let me speak to you directly. the let me speak to you directly to help ease some of your worries. it comes down to two separate categories. children ages 12 and older who are eligible for a vaccine now and children ages 11 and under who are not yet eligible, the safest thing for your child 12 and older is to get them
There, and i certainly understand his frustration, but the you know, he s proposing rules as if we re in a country that doesn t have this misinformation problem, do you know what i mean? jeff, he he s he wants to govern a country other than the one we have which has, you know, a political party, the republican party, that that too many members of are embracing anti-science. well, jake, there s no doubt that this is exhibit a certainly of this administration of a question is this a good afternoon, everyonable country or not, and in many respects, you know, president biden has been in this town a half century and could not have imagined the type of country he would be governing, but you could see the arc of his administration s response to this. initially for so many weeks and months he alone was resistant to having any type of mandates. they really thought that they could sort of corral people,
This. he s differing another speech. this is unlike any others largely because of the actions that he s doing. this government will mandate of private workers. this is the biggest step.has made so far. president biden is using the power of his pen today in the stubborn covid fight sinning a measure requiring federal workers to get vaccinated. we would like to be a model to what other businesses should do around the country. from federal agencies to the military to contract workers doing which is with the government and the president is issuing an emergency rule for any private business with more than 100 employees to either be