Biden asks Congress to vote for help even though it’s …

United States President-elect Joe Biden has called on Congress to enact additional assistance package for people suffering from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, calling the latest official report on the employment situation of “dark” and “terrible” in the country.

“The situation requires urgent action; Americans need help and they need it now; Congress and President (Donald) Trump must come to an agreement for the American people, ”Biden said in a statement.

The note was released hours after a report from the Ministry of Labor showed only 245,000 jobs had been created last November, when economists had forecast around 440,000 jobs.

“This Disastrous Jobs Report is a snapshot of mid-November, before the increase in Covid cases and deaths in December, as we enter a grim winter,” warned Biden, who will take office on January 20.