The call for gun reform comes on the third anniversary of the Parkland shooting.
This is Day 26 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Senate confirmed Denis McDonough to serve as the secretary of veterans affairs.
The confirmation was approved by a vote of 87-7. McDonough previously served in various positions in former President Barack Obama’s White House, including chief of staff.
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A new Congressional Budget Office report on the Biden administration's proposed $15 minimum wage hike delivers some bad news for the new president: enacting the raise would cause about 1.4 million jobs to be lost, higher prices on some goods and an increase in the federal deficit. On the other hand, the report also says the minimum wage increase would pull 900,000 Americans out of poverty -- a figure that proponents of the increase are already highlighting.
The White House pushed back on the report's assessment, saying that was "overstated" and that other research shows "at most, a modest effect on employment." The administration is, however, embracing other aspects of the report, touting that 27 million workers could benefit from the wage increase. A White House spokesperson said that the president believes that no American should work full-time and live in poverty or struggle to make ends meet, and also touted the benefits to individuals and to the economy.
But the risk of a 0.9% job loss could be a tough pill for the White House to swallow. Asked Monday about the report, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said only that she didn't have a chance to review it with the White House economic team before the briefing.
The minimum wage increase is included in Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The administration has portrayed it as a way to help essential frontline workers who have to risk themselves to virus exposure to keep things like grocery stores and restaurants running during the pandemic.
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The Biden administration is reviewing the deportation of veterans and military families that took place during the Trump administration, according to a White House official.
"As a military parent, President Biden knows the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform make for our country each and every day," White House assistant press secretary Vedant Patel said in a written statement. "The administration's immigration enforcement will focus on those who are national security and public safety threats, not military families, service members or veterans. The federal government in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security will take further review of removals of veterans and their family members."
Patel declined to provide a timeline for the review or an estimate of how many people could be affected. The move is part of a broader review of the previous administration's immigration policies.
On his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order that directed a reset of priorities for immigration enforcement, and that same day, the acting secretary of homeland security, issued a memo that directed the Department of Homeland Security to review "policies and practices concerning immigration enforcement."
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Biden reiterated multiple times that his administration discovered, upon taking office, that the vaccine supply they expected simply did not exist, and suggested governors were being a bit cavalier in their assertions they could handle vaccine distribution without federal government help, he said during a virtual tour of a mass vaccination site in Arizona.
"We met, virtually, with all the governors. And the governors basically said, 'just send us the vaccine, we'll take care of it.' And the fact is, I think, they -- and everyone else -- vastly underestimated the logistical needs that go with having the vaccine, assuming you have enough vaccine," Biden said. He touted his efforts to send Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel to vaccination centers and provide more funding to take the burden off states.
Vice President Kamala Harris joined Biden for the virtual tour of the center at State Farm Stadium, normally home to the Arizona Cardinals. The site delivers vaccinations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, averages 8,000 shots per day and has distributed 160,000 vaccines so far.
Having enough vaccine was, initially, a major challenge, Biden said earlier in the virtual tour. Now that the supply pipeline has improved, Biden offered a timeline for herd immunity, saying he estimates over 300 million Americans should be able to get vaccinated by fall. Biden was complimentary of Arizona's Republican Gov. Doug Ducey during the tour.
At the end of the tour, Biden grew passionate, clearly excited about seeing the good work these Arizonans were doing.
"When we stand united, there’s not a damn thing we've been unable to do, and you're the -- you're a perfect example of that," Biden said.
-ABC News' Sarah Kolinovsky
