And they need more to come early next year," said Biden, who takes office on January 20. A government report on Friday showed the labour market slowing in November as the Covid-19 pandemic eclipsed its levels of the spring. Congress is going to need to act again in January," Biden told reporters in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. Biden said he expected Republicans to join Democrats in delivering more coronavirus relief because "they are going to find there is an overwhelming need." Pressure for diversityBiden, who earlier this week unveiled his economic team, faces intensifying pressure from congressional allies and advocacy groups to make ethnically diverse picks for the remaining slots in his administration.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 05, 2020 02:37 UTC