Biden to urge epic fight against inequality in Congress address
World
April 29, 2021
Washington: President Joe Biden will unveil a nearly $2 trillion spending plan to boost the middle class Wednesday as the highlight of a sunny, yet audacious speech to Congress signaling the Democrat’s desire to reshape America.
Speaking to a joint session of Congress on the eve of his 100th day in office, Biden will hail what on Tuesday he called stunning success in vaccinating Americans a national effort that has transformed the country from coronavirus catastrophe to leader in global recovery.
But with solid approval ratings and a Democratic majority albeit razor thin in Congress, Biden feels he has momentum on his side to tackle politically difficult challenges.
While President Joe Biden was exiting the stage from delivering his first address to Congress on Wednesday night, a Houston-area congressman stopped him for a quick exchange.
Newly-elected congressman Sheriff Troy Nehls, the former sheriff of Fort Bend County, offered to help the president with criminal justice reform during a short exchange.
Congressman Nehls touted that he led the sheriff’s office in one of the most diverse counties in the United States.
“I’m a sheriff from Texas, the most diverse county in the entire country, Fort Bend County, and I want to help with the criminal justice reform. I want to be a part of it. It’s needed,” Nehls could be heard saying to the president.
• India must get free COVID vaccine.
• All citizens must receive the inoculation free of charge.
Let’s hope they get it this time. #vaccine Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 29, 2021 free /fri?/ adjective, adverb costing nothing, or not needing to be paid for, he wrote, and then went on to illustrate the usage of word free through two examples relevant to his demands, India must get free COVID vaccine. All citizens must receive the inoculation free of charge. Let s hope they get it this time, he said in the tweet with the hashtag #vaccine.
Separately, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh demanded on-the-spot registration option also for all adults at inoculation centres, saying the online process may end up excluding many.