they ll be getting that check soon either by direct deposit or a check from the treasury, and they re going some will get it as early as this weekend. the moment of jubilation came just one day after the president s first prime time address where he set some bold new goals for vaccine distribution and the path to recovery. i ll direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults, people 18 and over eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. i need every american to do their part. if we do this together by july the fourth there is a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout or a barbecue and celebrate independence day. on july fourth with your loved ones is the goal. last hour i spoke with dr. francis collins director from the national institutes ever health. if he thinks i asked him if he thinks placing a marker like the fourth of july is a good idea when dealing t
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
all the time. he said she is the apple of his eye. and howard jenkins who shared his journey from covid patient to vaccine recipient. i was at a zoom meeting two days ago, and it dawned on me that it was close to a year ago that i had covid, and i just got this funny feeling. i mean i could actually, i reverted back to what food didn t taste like, i reverted back to, you know, just how yucky i felt, and it was amazing how i was able to reflect, just that quickly, when i thought about it. i want to go back to the moment of when you were initially diagnosed with it, you came down with the symptoms of covid. what was that like? so it was a sunday, and you know, numbers, we re all talking about what was going on with regard to covid, my wife had an opportunity to preach at one of our sister churches that afternoon, so we went there, and that sunday, well, 50, 60 people, and so we, after she preached, we left, we didn t hang around, so that tuesday, she didn t feel well,
of george floyd. moments ago, the court went into a short five-minute recess. this morning, lawyers there going through the tedious work of picking jurors. we will take you live to minneapolis in just a few moments. first, though, that breaking news on the hill, just moments ago, the house finally receiving the american rescue act from the senate, dialing up the urgency to vote on it, unemployment benefits set to end for many americans just days from now. we re going to ask a very simple questions this hour, what s in the bill for you? also this hour, president biden visiting a small business and spotlighting the pandemic s impact on our economy. a key part of this bill is the nearly $170 billion to reopen our schools. a study from one nonprofit system that for 3 million students march 2020 a full year ago might have been the last time they experienced any formal education. coming up, i ll talk to a former education secretary under president obama about our kids who is gettin
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