{"id":497572,"date":"2021-05-11T19:35:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T23:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=497572"},"modified":"2021-05-11T19:35:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T23:35:33","slug":"democrats-see-economic-chaos-as-opportunity-for-more-government-spending-welfare-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-see-economic-chaos-as-opportunity-for-more-government-spending-welfare-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats See Economic Chaos As Opportunity For More Government Spending, Welfare Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-see-economic-chaos-as-opportunity-for-more-government-spending-welfare-programs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=497572&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><ul>\n<li><strong>President Joe Biden and other Democratic leaders have pushed for more government spending after a string of news that showed the economic recovery was slowing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201c[The American Rescue Plan] got us back to where we were. But that\u2019s not nearly enough,\u201d Biden said during remarks responding to the dismal April jobs report Friday. \u201cWe have to build back better.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Several cabinet officials participated in a video posted by the White House Friday in which they said the jobs report proved the country was headed in \u201cthe right direction,\u201d but that additional spending was required to ensure a full recovery.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li> <strong>Following the jobs report, Democrats have argued in favor of Biden\u2019s trillion-dollar infrastructure and families plans while also pushing for programs that cancel student loan debt and provide three meals per day to school children.<\/strong><b><\/b> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>President Joe Biden and other Democratic leaders have pushed for more government spending after a string of news that showed the economic recovery was slowing.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have pushed trillions of dollars worth of new government programs as jobs growth has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/07\/april-jobs-report-united-states-economy-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slowed<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/04\/consumer-prices-surge-economists-inflation-lawrence-summers-peter-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">consumer prices rise<\/a> and a large <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/07\/april-job-growth-expectations-joe-biden-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">labor shortage<\/a> continues to hit much of the country. In March, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/11\/joe-biden-signs-american-rescue-plan\/\">signed<\/a> the partisan $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan and has since proposed a $2 trillion <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/31\/joe-biden-infrastructure-plan-trump-tax-corporate-cuts\/\">jobs and infrastructure plan<\/a> and a $1.8 trillion <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/05\/joe-biden-wharton-school-of-business-white-house-american-families-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">families plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The American Rescue Plan] got us back to where we were. But that\u2019s not nearly enough,\u201d Biden said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/05\/07\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-april-jobs-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">during remarks<\/a> responding to the dismal April jobs report Friday. \u201cWe have to build back better.\u201d<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/07\/april-job-growth-expectations-joe-biden-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: April Job Growth Was Far Short Of Expectations. Here\u2019s Why Hiring Slowed)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why we need the American Jobs Plan I proposed: to put us in a position where we can build back better, to reclaim our position as the leading and most innovative nation in the world, and win the future \u2014 the 21st century,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7189736\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7189736\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7189736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232827279-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"President Joe Biden is displayed on a monitor at the White House on Tuesday. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232827279-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232827279-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232827279-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232827279-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232827279-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232827279-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7189736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Joe Biden is displayed on a monitor at the White House on Tuesday. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. economy <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/07\/april-jobs-report-united-states-economy-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added<\/a> just 266,000 jobs last month after economists predicted it would add a million. The Chamber of Commerce and small business advocacy groups <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/07\/april-job-growth-expectations-joe-biden-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blamed the meager report<\/a> on continued weekly $300 unemployment benefit bonus payments included in the American Rescue Plan.<\/p>\n<p>Republican-majority states, including Alabama, Montana and South Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/10\/alabama-joe-biden-kay-ivey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">promised<\/a> to soon withdraw from the federal unemployment program, which they argued incentivized people not to look for jobs. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said the $300 weekly benefit was \u201ccontributing to a labor shortage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Job vacancies hit a record 8.1 million at the end of March, according to a Labor Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/jolts.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> released Tuesday. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/04\/consumer-prices-surge-economists-inflation-lawrence-summers-peter-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Consumer Prices Have Skyrocketed In Recent Months. Experts Say It\u2019s Just The Beginning)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several cabinet officials including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh participated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1390830982551441408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> posted by the White House Friday in which they said the jobs report proved the country was headed in \u201cthe right direction,\u201d but that additional spending was required to ensure a full recovery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7189734\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7189734\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7189734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1316866108-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Labor Secretary Marty Walsh speaks to members of the press while other members of President Joe Biden's jobs task force listen on May 7. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1316866108-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1316866108-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1316866108-620x414-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1316866108-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1316866108-1536x1025-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1316866108-2048x1366-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7189734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Labor Secretary Marty Walsh speaks to members of the press while other members of President Joe Biden\u2019s jobs task force listen on May 7. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe disappointing April jobs report highlights the urgent need to pass President Biden\u2019s American Jobs and Families Plans,\u201d Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/newsroom\/5721\">statement<\/a> on Friday. \u201cWe need to take bold action to Build Back Better from this crisis by investing in our nation, our workers and our families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also urged Congress to pass the president\u2019s initiatives after the jobs report was released Friday. He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1390732282827268098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a> the trillion-dollar plans \u201cbig, bold plans to create more good-paying jobs, invest in infrastructure, help lift families out of poverty, and drive America forward for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Schumer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1391810639455301632?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proposed<\/a> canceling $50,000 worth of student debt for all Americans. In addition, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Kirsten Gillibrand as well as Reps. Ilhan Omar and Gwen Moore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/press-releases\/news-sanders-omar-gillibrand-and-moore-seek-to-expand-and-make-permanent-universal-school-meals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">introduced legislation<\/a> Friday that would provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks to all school children. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/10\/alabama-joe-biden-kay-ivey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Alabama Becomes Latest State To End $300 Unemployment Bonus)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019ve seen during this pandemic is that a universal approach to school meals works,\u201d Sanders said in a statement. \u201cWe cannot go backwards. I am proud to introduce this legislation alongside my colleagues to ensure no student goes hungry again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7189735\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7189735\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7189735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1317492909-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pictured at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1317492909-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1317492909-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1317492909-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1317492909-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1317492909-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1317492909-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7189735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pictured at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the government should go even farther than the trillion-dollar proposals laid out by the White House in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9l1qLhixREY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview with CNN<\/a> Monday. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/05\/joe-biden-wharton-school-of-business-white-house-american-families-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Biden\u2019s Families Plan Would Cause Negative Economic Growth, Analysis Shows)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat it\u2019s going to take to repair the roads and bridges in America, what it\u2019s going to take to make sure that not just part of America has access to broadband, but all of America has access to broadband, and what it\u2019s going to take to make sure that we have universal child care that is affordable, available and high quality all across this nation,\u201d Warren said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to make sure that we put enough resources in to make that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the president\u2019s budget, quite frankly, doesn\u2019t go quite far enough,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the price of several commodities has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/13\/consumer-prices-see-largest-increase-in-almost-9-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">risen rapidly<\/a> as the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/05\/federal-reserve-eric-rosengren-inflation-government-spending-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inflation rate<\/a> has increased. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/03\/lumber-prices-homebuilding-costs-united-states-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lumber<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/11\/colonial-pipeline-attack-fuel-shortage-darkside-gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gasoline<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/agmetalminer.com\/2021\/04\/15\/raw-steels-mmi-pace-of-steel-prices-gains-begins-to-slow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">steel<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/19\/investing\/copper-prices-economic-recovery\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">copper<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/arthurherman\/2021\/05\/03\/the-global-chip-shortage-is-americas-wakeup-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">computer chips<\/a>, homes and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/appliance-shortages-leads-to-delays-for-expensive-stoves-refrigerators-2021-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">home appliances<\/a> have all increased in price.<\/p>\n<p>Some economists have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BloombergTV\/status\/1388818087949045763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pointed<\/a> to increased government spending as the reason for rising consumer prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 100% cause of inflation is the government,\u201d Peter Schiff, the chief economist and global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/04\/consumer-prices-surge-economists-inflation-lawrence-summers-peter-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> the Daily Caller News Foundation in an interview last week. \u201cIt\u2019s when the government spends money that it doesn\u2019t collect in taxes and then the Federal Reserve monetizes the resulting deficits by printing money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden and other Democratic leaders have pushed for more government spending after a string of news that showed the economic recovery was slowing. \u201c[The American Rescue Plan] got &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277856,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232827279-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrats See Economic Chaos As Opportunity For More Government Spending, Welfare Programs","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-497572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232827279-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrats See Economic Chaos As Opportunity For More Government Spending, Welfare Programs","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}