WASHINGTON — Vice President- elect Joe Biden says lawmakers from both parties have urged the incoming administration to be big and bold with its economic aid plan next year despite the huge deficits being created.
“There is going to be real significant investment, whether it’s $600 billion or more, or $700 billion, the clear notion is it’s a number no one would have thought about a year ago,” Biden told ABC’s “This Week” for an interview to air today.
Biden said that the spending was necessary to stop the loss of jobs and that the economy would be the administration’s top priority.
Biden explained that he had not resigned from the Senate yet because he said it was possible that he could have voted on some issues where the margin of a victory or defeat would have been close.
On more personal issues, Biden said his wife, Jill, who teaches English at Delaware Technical and Community College, will continue to teach after she moves to Washington but probably part time. He said several four-year and community colleges in the Washington area have contacted her.
He also noted that he’s getting a second dog, and it will come from the pound, not a breeder.
