On Sunday, Senior Advisor to the President, Cedric Richmond tells Face the Nation that President Biden is doing what he can to increase vaccinations.
When asked about school systems like the New Orleans Public School System pushing to move students off virtual learning and back into thte classroom, Richmond says passing the President’s American Rescue Plan is key.
“We are very serious about making sure that we pass a plan that gives us a comprehensive approach to COVID, which means small business with help, help to our citizens,” said Richmond. “And so, look, we want kids back in school. No doubt about it. But we want it to be safe for the students, the teachers and the families of both students and teachers.”
Richmond enphasizes that the COVID-19 Vaccine is key to reopening schools and the nations’ economy.
“I think you see us doing everything humanly possible to make sure we ramp up vaccinations. We're delivering another 1.6 million to the states every week. So we bumped up to order. We just purchased another 200 million vaccinations so that we can vaccinate the whole 300 million adults that we need to do,” said Richmond.
Read the full transcript from Cedric Richmond’s interview on Face the Nation by clicking here.