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Biden Proposes $1.9 Trillion Plan For Economy

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President-elect Joe Biden proposed a rescue package on Thursday that would spend $1.9 trillion to fight the pandemic and the resulting economic crisis.

Here & Now's Lisa Mullins gets a reaction from Jason Furman, professor of economics at the Harvard Kennedy School. Furman served as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Obama administration.

This segment aired on January 15, 2021.

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