WASHINGTON – A Democratic debate in Virginia. Two upcoming speeches by President Biden. Early voting in Texas’s 6th congressional district. The second round of the Chamber in Louisiana. And Biden’s 100th day in office.
Here are the political events that we are watching this week, as well as over the next month:
- Tuesday, April 6: The five Democrats running for the governor of Virginia will participate in their first party-sanctioned debate, starting at 7 pm Eastern Time.
- Tuesday, April 6: President Biden will travel to Alexandria, Virginia, where he will speak about the state of the country’s vaccination efforts.
- Wednesday, April 7: Biden is expected to comment on the sale of his $ 2 trillion infrastructure account.
- April 19th: Early voting is scheduled to begin in District 6 of Texas for the special election to replace the late Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, who passed away in February after contracting the coronavirus.
- April 24th: The second round between Democrats Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson takes place in the 2nd district of Louisiana; the winner will occupy the seat in Congress vacated by Cedric Richmond, a Biden administration official.
- April 29: Biden’s 100th day in office (if you count the inauguration day as day 1).
- April 29: Former Vice President Mike Pence is expected to address conservatives in South Carolina.
- April 30th: Biden will have completed his first * full * 100 days as president.
- May 1: The special congressional election takes place in the 6th district of Texas.
Democrats and Republicans argue over Biden’s infrastructure plan
“Meet the Press” yesterday presented the main Democratic arguments in favor of President Biden’s $ 2 trillion infrastructure plan, as well as the Republican Party’s main arguments against him.
Biden Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg: “It has fallen to 13th place in the world, in terms of our transport infrastructure, and we continue in the wrong direction because we have failed to invest for a generation. The American Employment Plan is our chance to fix this. “
More from Buttigieg: “We know that, as a country, we can make large investments in infrastructure. We just need to make sure that companies are paying their fair share. That’s what this plan is going to do, ”he said, referring to the plan’s proposal to increase the IR tax rate to pay for the increase in expenses.
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.: “What the president proposed this week is not an infrastructure project. It’s a big tax hike to begin with. And it’s a tax hike for small businesses, for job creators in the United States of America. “
More Wicker: “The worst way to pay for this is to collect taxes from job creators.”
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Data download: the numbers you need to know today
530,000: The number of refunds issued by the Trump campaign and the RNC to online donors in the last two and a half months of the 2020 election.
30,843,572: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the latest data from NBC News and health officials. (That’s 37,663 more than yesterday morning.)
560,709: The number of deaths from the virus in the United States so far, according to the latest data from NBC News.
165,053,746: Number of vaccine doses administered in the USA
17.3 percent: The proportion of Americans who are fully vaccinated.
24: The number of days left for Biden to reach his 100-day vaccination goal.
Campaign news you may have missed in the past week
Our reading newsletter for the first time took time off last week (we hope you and yours have a happy Easter and Easter). But our blog covered you with the main campaign news that happened last week:
- In the special election to fill Deb Haaland, DN.M.’s seat, Democrats chose Melanie Stansbury as their nominee, and she will face Republican Mark Moores and libertarian Chris Manning on June 1.
- A PPIC poll revealed that the majority of California voters – 56 percent – oppose the withdrawal of Democratic governor Gavin Newsom, while 40 percent said they support him.
- And the Kentucky legislature overturned Democratic Governor Andy Beshear’s veto over legislation he passed that requires the governor to fill any Senate seat with a nomination from the party that currently holds the seat.
And the week number is …
Don’t miss the weekend pod, which highlighted some new data on Americans’ support for same-sex marriage.
ICYMI: What else is happening in the world
The Capitol Police union is warning that there may be an exodus of employees after the most recent attack.
The United States closed a previously secret part of the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
Republican congressmen feel confident that their attacks on Biden’s spending are affecting voters.
Former President Donald Trump is focusing his brand on a new number – 45.
Republicans and corporate America used to be closely aligned. Now, that bond is being undermined.
Politico analyzes Liz Cheney’s success so far in the fight against Trumpworld.
Some Republicans are pulling support after a Korean-American Republican candidate in the TX-6 special election made racist comments about Chinese immigrants.
Where did the term “cancel” come from, anyway?
