Good morning from the White House. President Biden today will convene his virtual Summit for Democracy, and visit the Capitol to pay respects to Bob Dole. He then has calls with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy and with leaders of eastern flank NATO allies, before hosting a Covid briefing. pic.twitter.com/D5T78JQ3Wy
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) December 9, 2021
Economy update:
-The economy has added 5.9M new jobs since January — the most jobs added in the first 11 months of a year
-Since January, unemployment has fallen from 6.3% to 4.2% — the fastest single year drop
-16M fewer people are receiving unemployment since @POTUS took office— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 8, 2021
"The time for losing is over. It's over. Over, over, over," concludes @POTUS in his latest #infrastructure speech. pic.twitter.com/TKpLAg2aQK
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) December 8, 2021
“Every time I vote, we win.”
-Vice President Kamala HarrisShe is breaking ties and the spirit of her haters. https://t.co/yehHKqwSZy
— josecanyousee (@josecanyousee_) December 8, 2021
From a BBC link. I can’t embiggen the visual, but the audio is perfectly clear:
Thursday Morning Open Thread: A Democracy’s Work Is Never DonePost + Comments (105)