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Apr 28, 2021
Apr 28, 2021
China offered Covid aid to India while US dragged its feet, but Delhi isn't that keen
Apr. 28 - Hong Kong (CNN)When India asked the United States this month to lift a ban on exporting vaccine raw materials to help with the South Asian country's Covid crisis, Washington appeared to drag its feet, citing the need to "vaccinate the American people" first.
This tepid response disappointed and angered many in India, which is grappling with the world's worst outbreak: daily infection numbers are hitting new records, hospitals and cremation sites are overflowing and patients are dying due to shortage in medical supplies.
A backlash at home, as well as widespread international criticism, quickly led the US to reverse course, promising to provide aid to India.Outside of India itself, the loudest and harshest critic was China: over the past week, state media has published a flurry of articles lashing out at Washington, claiming the initial response "fully exposed its selfishness" and accusing it of "obstructing global efforts" to distribute vaccines to developing countries in dire need.Since containing its own domestic coronavirus outbreak, Beijing has positioned itself as a global leader in fighting the pandemic, often contrasting its eagerness to help other countries with the "America first" approach of the US under former President Donald Trump.
And as the crisis has rapidly spiraled out of control in India, Chinese leaders have repeatedly expressed a desire to help, pledging to "offer support and assistance to the best of our capability if the Indian side informs us of its specific needs."
New Delhi, however, has so far not taken Beijing up on this offer, symptomatic perhaps of what has become a deep and oftentimes mutual distrust between the two Asian powers... more
Apr. 28 - Hong Kong (CNN)When India asked the United States this month to lift a ban on exporting vaccine raw materials to help with the South Asian country's Covid crisis, Washington appeared to drag its feet, citing the need to "vaccinate the American people" first.
This tepid response disappointed and angered many in India, which is grappling with the world's worst outbreak: daily infection numbers are hitting new records, hospitals and cremation sites are overflowing and patients are dying due to shortage in medical supplies.
A backlash at home, as well as widespread international criticism, quickly led the US to reverse course, promising to provide aid to India.Outside of India itself, the loudest and harshest critic was China: over the past week, state media has published a flurry of articles lashing out at Washington, claiming the initial response "fully exposed its selfishness" and accusing it of "obstructing global efforts" to distribute vaccines to developing countries in dire need.Since containing its own domestic coronavirus outbreak, Beijing has positioned itself as a global leader in fighting the pandemic, often contrasting its eagerness to help other countries with the "America first" approach of the US under former President Donald Trump.
And as the crisis has rapidly spiraled out of control in India, Chinese leaders have repeatedly expressed a desire to help, pledging to "offer support and assistance to the best of our capability if the Indian side informs us of its specific needs."
New Delhi, however, has so far not taken Beijing up on this offer, symptomatic perhaps of what has become a deep and oftentimes mutual distrust between the two Asian powers... more
Sherrod Campbell Brown (/ˈʃɛrəd/,[2] born November 9, 1952) is an American politician, educator, and academic serving as the senior United States Senator from Ohio, a seat to which he was first elected in 2006. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007 and the 47th Secretary of State of Ohio from 1983 to 1991. He started his political career in 1975 as an Ohio State Representative.
Brown defeated two-term Republican incumbent Mike DeWine in the 2006 U.S. Senate election and was reelected in 2012, defeating state Treasurer Josh Mandel, and in 2018, defeating U.S. Representative Jim Renacci. In the Senate, he was chair of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms and the Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, and is also a member of the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Select Committee on Ethics. At the start of the 114th Congress in January 2015, Brown became the Ranking Democratic Member on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.[3] In January 2021, Brown became chair of the committee and initiated an inquiry into the implosion of Archegos Capital Management, an investment firm that was accused of fraud and insider trading and lost billions of dollars.[4]
Brown became the state's senior U.S. Senator after the retirement of George Voinovich in 2011. Since then, Brown has been the only Democratic statewide elected official in Ohio, although some statewide-elected Ohio Supreme Court justices are members of the Democratic Party but elected in nonpartisan races. from Wikipedia
Brown defeated two-term Republican incumbent Mike DeWine in the 2006 U.S. Senate election and was reelected in 2012, defeating state Treasurer Josh Mandel, and in 2018, defeating U.S. Representative Jim Renacci. In the Senate, he was chair of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms and the Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, and is also a member of the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Select Committee on Ethics. At the start of the 114th Congress in January 2015, Brown became the Ranking Democratic Member on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.[3] In January 2021, Brown became chair of the committee and initiated an inquiry into the implosion of Archegos Capital Management, an investment firm that was accused of fraud and insider trading and lost billions of dollars.[4]
Brown became the state's senior U.S. Senator after the retirement of George Voinovich in 2011. Since then, Brown has been the only Democratic statewide elected official in Ohio, although some statewide-elected Ohio Supreme Court justices are members of the Democratic Party but elected in nonpartisan races. from Wikipedia
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is among those pushing for a permanent child tax credit expansion.
White House readies $1.8 trillion family aid plan, tax increases
Proposal would raise revenue from wealthier households to pay for child care, preschool, paid leave and other initiatives
Apr. 28 - The Biden administration will unveil a sweeping initiative Wednesday designed to reduce child poverty, help women return to the workforce, and accelerate an economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The proposal, estimated to cost $1.8 trillion over a decade, would provide for universal pre-kindergarten, two years of tuition-free community college, more affordable child care, paid family and medical leave for workers, and an extension of an expanded child tax credit, among other things.
Financing for the plan would come from tax increases on upper-income households and increased IRS enforcement of tax compliance. The top marginal income tax rate would increase from 37 percent to 39.6 percent — the rate that existed before the Republican tax cuts of 2017. The capital gains tax rate paid by millionaires would increase from 20 percent to 39.6 percent, matching the rate to be paid on ordinary income... continue to read
White House readies $1.8 trillion family aid plan, tax increases
Proposal would raise revenue from wealthier households to pay for child care, preschool, paid leave and other initiatives
Apr. 28 - The Biden administration will unveil a sweeping initiative Wednesday designed to reduce child poverty, help women return to the workforce, and accelerate an economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The proposal, estimated to cost $1.8 trillion over a decade, would provide for universal pre-kindergarten, two years of tuition-free community college, more affordable child care, paid family and medical leave for workers, and an extension of an expanded child tax credit, among other things.
Financing for the plan would come from tax increases on upper-income households and increased IRS enforcement of tax compliance. The top marginal income tax rate would increase from 37 percent to 39.6 percent — the rate that existed before the Republican tax cuts of 2017. The capital gains tax rate paid by millionaires would increase from 20 percent to 39.6 percent, matching the rate to be paid on ordinary income... continue to read
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on National Security and Foreign Policy in President Biden’s First 100 Days
APRIL 27, 2021
...Our view is that we don’t have that luxury to choose between those challenges. It was clear from the first 100 days that we faced an increasingly assertive China and disruptive Russia. At the same time, we face challenges that don’t respect borders, including climate change, COVID-19, and a technological revolution that’s reshaping nearly every aspect of our lives.
Yet, the United States also has a tremendous opportunity to shape this world and to lead collective action to address these challenges.
In everything he does, President Biden is committed to ensuring the security and prosperity of the American people today and in the future. That means orienting our foreign policy to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
And with this in mind, the President’s strategy calls for investing in America’s enduring advantages. That starts with a phrase we say probably more often than you all like: “building back better here at home.” This means taking steps to recover from COVID and the economic crisis in a way that is truly equitable. It means making investments in priority areas like clean energy and science and technology, and recommitting ourselves to American ideals and values... quoted from
APRIL 27, 2021
...Our view is that we don’t have that luxury to choose between those challenges. It was clear from the first 100 days that we faced an increasingly assertive China and disruptive Russia. At the same time, we face challenges that don’t respect borders, including climate change, COVID-19, and a technological revolution that’s reshaping nearly every aspect of our lives.
Yet, the United States also has a tremendous opportunity to shape this world and to lead collective action to address these challenges.
In everything he does, President Biden is committed to ensuring the security and prosperity of the American people today and in the future. That means orienting our foreign policy to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
And with this in mind, the President’s strategy calls for investing in America’s enduring advantages. That starts with a phrase we say probably more often than you all like: “building back better here at home.” This means taking steps to recover from COVID and the economic crisis in a way that is truly equitable. It means making investments in priority areas like clean energy and science and technology, and recommitting ourselves to American ideals and values... quoted from
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