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President Biden Addresses the Nation on Response to Economic Crisis

01-22-2021
President Joe Biden speaks accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Joe Biden speaks, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Joe Biden is delivering remarks on his administration's response to the economic crisis.

Biden is signing two new executive orders - one expanding food assistance and delivering stimulus checks to low-income Americans. The other on raising the minimum wage to $15 for the federal workforce.  

The orders are intended to target COVID-19 aid and unemployment benefits for workers who feel they cannot work safely amid the pandemic.

Vice President Kamala Harris also attended the briefing. 

Watch the press briefing below.

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