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乔·拜登总统已经发布了又一个充满激情的演讲在……上大流行的状况，但是对于那些站在无视指导从健康专家来看，这个最新的讲座有关系吗?
在最近美国广播公司新闻/华盛顿邮报民意调查，十分之三的成年人说他们没有得到冠状病毒疫苗，肯定或可能不会得到。在这一群体中，73%的人说美国官员夸大了三角洲变异体的风险，79%的人认为他们很少或没有感染冠状病毒的风险。
这一动态推动了激增，总统和他的政府成员称之为未接种疫苗的大流行。"
“这关乎生死。这就是它的意义所在，”拜登说，“我知道人们谈论自由。但我从学校和父母那里学到，自由伴随着责任。你决定不接种疫苗会影响到其他人。未接种疫苗的人传播病毒。他们生病了，填满了我们的医院。”
现在，拜登已经转向寻找方法迫使工人们，至少在他的权限内，注射疫苗，并宣布对联邦工人和承包商的疫苗要求。那些没有这样做的人将不得不做出对持续测试、掩盖和社交距离的无限承诺。
拜登告诉记者，他希望州政府,私营公司和学校向...方向移动疫苗授权。
拜登说:“我已经要求司法部确定这是否是——他们能够合法地这样做，而且他们能够这样做。“当地社区可以做到这一点。当地企业可以做到这一点。联邦政府能否授权全国还是个问题，我还不知道。”
这还有待观察零碎的任务能够产生阻止新冠肺炎变种传播所需的影响继续变异因为未接种疫苗的人被大量感染。
与...的关系亚里沙·维尔塞马
新冠肺炎大流行的长期经济影响的最新情况于周四浮出水面，尽管还在地平线上相当长一段时间。
拜登政府在一份声明中呼吁国会延长联邦冻结期即将于周六到期的驱逐令。白宫表示，他们无法就此采取行动，此前最高法院6月份的一项裁决称，国会将是需要通过立法将该政策进一步延长至7月31日之后的机构。
白宫新闻秘书珍·普萨基(Jen Psaki)在一份声明中表示:“鉴于三角洲变异体最近的传播，包括那些既最有可能面临驱逐又缺乏疫苗接种的美国人，拜登总统本应强烈支持疾控中心的一项决定，即在这一高度脆弱的时刻，进一步延长驱逐禁令，以保护租房者。
就这样潜在的威胁面对美国人，美国广播公司新闻的特里什·特纳和马里亚姆·汗报道说，国会山的民主党人准备采取行动将暂停驱逐延长至本日历年年底。截至周四，众议院民主党领导层正努力争取支持，以便最早在周五就延期进行投票。尽管如此，这一目标仍面临挑战重大障碍鉴于众议院周五休会六周。
在拥挤的立法日程中，加速进程可能会面临来自两党的反对，一些共和党人指出，他们的反对暂停追溯到下一期上届政府。
参议员帕特·图米的发言人说，这位宾夕法尼亚州参议员就在那个阵营，而且关心延长暂停的“意想不到的后果”，如“更高的租金和更少的中低收入住房选择。”
小费蒂娜·尹
俄亥俄州第11国会选区的民主党初选这个周末变热了正如参议员伯尼·桑德斯所说。，前往七叶树州为他的前总统竞选代理人尼娜·特纳和众议院多数党党鞭吉姆·克莱伯恩投票，华盛顿特区和其他国会黑人核心小组成员在那里为肖恩泰尔·布朗造势。
仅在淡季国家数据的涌入说明了主旨这场被称为民主党当权派和该党进步派之间的代理人战争。它将在下周二上演。
特纳此前曾担任州参议员和桑德斯总统竞选的联合主席。她获得了众议院多数进步核心小组的支持，并有潜力成为众议院中一个强大的进步声音。布朗担任凯霍加州民主党的主席，并得到了更温和的民主党机构的知名人士的支持。
俄亥俄州的第11选区被认为是一个安全的民主党选区，这次民主党初选的获胜者将有可能在11月获得众议院席位，取代玛西娅·福吉，现在谁在服务担任住房和城市事务秘书。虽然选举引起了全国的关注，但前俄亥俄州州长鲍勃·塔夫特(Bob Taft)向美国广播公司(ABC News)描述称，这“更像是一场具有非常强烈的全国影响的地方选举。”
在众议院，民主党多数党的优势极其微弱，进步人士希望有更多人加入他们的行列。
Biden confronts problem of COVID-19 'straight talk' falling on deaf ears: The Note
The TAKE withAveri Harper
President Joe Biden has issued yetanother impassioned addresson thestate of the pandemic, but for those who stand indefiance of guidancefrom health experts, does this latest lecture even matter?
In the latestABC News/Washington Post poll, 3 in 10 adults said they have not gotten acoronavirusvaccine and definitely or probably will not get one. In this group, 73% said U.S. officials are exaggerating the risk of the delta variant -- and 79% think they have little or no risk of getting sick from the coronavirus.
It's a dynamic that has fueled the surge that the president and members of his administration have dubbed the "pandemic of the unvaccinated."
"It's about life and death. That's what it's about," Biden said "I know people talk about freedom. But I learned, growing up at school and from my parents, with freedom comes responsibility. Your decision to be unvaccinated impacts someone else. Unvaccinated people spread the virus. They get sick and fill up our hospitals."
Now, Biden hasshifted to finding waysto compel the workers, at least under his purview, to get the shots with an announcement of a vaccine requirement for federal workers and contractors. Those who fail to do sowill have to makean indefinite commitment to consistent testing, masking and social distancing.
Biden told reporters he'd likestate governments,private companiesand schoolsmove in the directionof vaccine mandates.
"I had asked the Justice Department to determine whether that is -- they're able to do that legally, and they can," said Biden. "Local communities can do that. Local businesses can do that. It's still a question whether the federal government can mandate the whole country, I don't know that yet."
It remains to be seen ifpiecemeal mandatescan have the impact needed to stem the spread of COVID-19 variants that will onlycontinue to mutateas the unvaccinated are infected in large numbers.
The RUNDOWN withAlisa Wiersema
The latest of the long-lasting economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic surfaced on Thursday despite being on the horizonfor quite some time.
In a statement, the Biden administration called on Congress toextend a federal freezeon evictions that is set to expire on Saturday. The White House said they are unable to act on their end after a June Supreme Court ruling said that Congress would be the body that needed to pass legislation to further extend the policy beyond July 31.
"Given the recent spread of the delta variant, including among those Americans both most likely to face evictions and lacking vaccinations, President Biden would have strongly supported a decision by the CDC to further extend this eviction moratorium to protect renters at this moment of heightened vulnerability," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
As thatlooming threatfaces Americans, ABC News' Trish Turner and Mariam Khan reported that Democrats on Capitol Hill arepreparing to take actionto extend the eviction moratorium until the end of this calendar year. As of Thursday, House Democratic leadership was working on gathering support to vote on an extension as soon as Friday. Still, that goal faces asignificant hurdlegiven that the House recesses Friday for six weeks.
Amid a packed legislative schedule, the expedited process is likely to face pushback from across the aisle, with some Republicans noting that theiropposition to the moratoriumstretches back to its installment underthe previous administration.
A spokesperson for Sen. Pat Toomey said the Pennsylvania senator is in that camp, andis concerned about"unintended consequences" of extending the moratorium like "higher rents and fewer low to moderate income housing options overall."
The TIP withTina Yin
The Democratic primary in Ohio's 11th Congressional Districtheats up this weekendas Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., travels to the Buckeye State to get out the vote for his former presidential campaign surrogate Nina Turner and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and other Congressional Black Caucus members are there to stump for Shontel Brown.
The influx of national figures in an off-year onlyillustrates the tenorof the race which has been dubbed a proxy war between the Democratic establishment and progressive wing of the party. It will play out next Tuesday.
Turner previously served as a state senator and as co-chair of Sanders' presidential campaign. She's gained support from most of the House Progressive Caucus and has the potential to be a strong progressive voice in the House. Brown serves as the chairwoman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party and has been endorsed by prominent figures across the more moderate Democratic establishment.
Ohio's 11th is considered a safe Democratic district and the winner of this Democratic primary will likely secure the House seat in November, replacing Marcia Fudge,who is now servingas housing and urban affairs secretary. While the election has attracted national attention, former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft described it to ABC News as "more of a local race with very strong national consequences."
In the House, where margins for the Democratic majority are incredibly slim, progressives are hoping for one more to join their number.
