Bad jobs report boosts Biden stimulus case
Posted on AllSides February 6th, 2021
From The Center
ANALYSIS
President Biden is an unusual position — the weaker the economy is perceived to be, the stronger the political case for his COVID-19 stimulus package.
The administration seized on a mediocre jobs report Friday to argue that the full $1.9 trillion package Biden has proposed is essential.
Biden outlined the kind of bleak picture most presidents would normally suppress as he spoke in the State Dining Room at the White House on Friday.
