Were in the middle of a once in several generations economic crisis with a once in several generations Public Health crisis. The crisis of deep human suffering is in plain sight, and theres no time to waste. We have to act and we have to act now. The president elect laying out an emergency package which includes 1,400 stimulus checks, extending and expanding unemployment benefits, 400 supplemental payments. Also additional food aid and assistance to restaurants and Small Businesses and a 15 an hour minimum wage. The price tag, 1. 9 trillion. Mr. Biden saying the spending will yield greater returns to the economy and society in the long term. Clearly hes choosing to try to go big tonight. At the white house, meantime, a few signs of normality for a transition such as moving vans and staffers departing but also a president with just six days left still determined to go small and angry and petty. Certainly not doing what his predecessors in both parties have. Instead of thanking staffers,
The attorney for a Madison County man who pleaded guilty to entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, seeks probation and community service in place of jail time.