Biden issues dire economic warning as he keeps up pressure for COVID relief bill

Published February 5, 2021 4:08pm ET



President Biden on Friday warned a still-sputtering economy is hampering a full jobs recovery, using his bleak assessment to continue pressuring Republican and Democrats alike to strike a deal on the details of his proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.

“We’re going to be talking about the recovery package, but you saw the jobs report. Only 6,000 private-sector jobs have been created,” Biden told reporters in the Oval Office as he convened with Democratic House leaders and Vice President Kamala Harris. “At that rate, it’s going to take 10 years before we get to full employment.”

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