US President-elect Joe Biden called for the approval of a new stimulus package worth $ 2.2 trillion to support the US economy in the face of the repercussions of the Corona pandemic.

According to Arabiyanet, Biden called on Congress to approve the plan, which was approved by the Democratic House of Representatives.

The massive stimulus spending plans that must be approved in Congress are essential to the US economy's recovery after large-scale layoffs and a sharp decline in growth due to COVID-19, but Republicans And the Democrats have not yet reached an agreement on a new aid package.

In a speech from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, Biden said the plan had all the funds and capabilities to handle all these matters.

But the Republican senators refuse to pass any plan of this size, and have declared that they prefer to pass bills to finance specific needs, which the Democrats reject.

In January, Georgia will witness two electoral battles that will win the majority in the Senate, but Biden called on Republicans to abandon their position of refusing to approve the aid package before the completion of the new congressional contract .

Biden said there must be at least ten of them brave to rise up and save lives and jobs now. This is what we must do now: Secure 3 million jobs with respectable salaries

On Monday, the US President-elect met with the heads of major American companies, such as the CEO of General Motors Mary Barra, the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Naidla, and the President of the American Federation of Labor and Conference of Industrial Organizations Richard Trumka.

Biden explained that he presented his economic plan, which includes raising the minimum wage to $ 15 per work hour, investing large sums in modern technologies and ensuring that companies pay a fair share of taxes.

He said, to ensure our position as one of the global leaders in research and development, we will invest $ 300 billion in the most competitive technology industries and create 3 million jobs with respectable salaries.

Biden’s comments came at a time when the United States is facing bleak outlooks as the pace of COVID-19 infections accelerates to unprecedented levels since the epidemic began to spread on American soil in March. March.