Biden address to Congress: President says US âturning peril into possibilityâ
By Austin Williams
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden took to the dais of the House for his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, pitching an $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education that would fundamentally transform the role government plays in American life, while also calling on lawmakers to negotiate Medicare prescription drug costs.
Biden touted his administration’s successful efforts in facilitating COVID-19 vaccinations for 200 million people within his first 100 days in the White House. He had originally set a goal for 100 million vaccinations by his first 100 days.
McConnell Accuses Biden of Breaking Promise to Unify Nation in Favor of Radical Agenda
President Joe Biden has failed to deliver his campaign promise to unify the country following a tumultuous 2020 and instead has focused on a radical agenda, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told the Senate floor on Wednesday.
McConnell made the speech ahead of Biden’s maiden address to a joint session of Congress, in which he detailed a laundry list of Republican grievances over the administration’s performance in its first 100 days.
“President Biden pledged he would be ‘A president for all Americans’ with plans to repair, restore, and heal,” McConnell said on Wednesday morning. “He promised that his whole soul was committed to uniting our people. Many hoped his administration would reflect that promise.”
Moments later, Cheney fist-bumped Biden as he walked down the aisle to the dais.
The contrast between Biden and his more polarizing predecessor could not be more stark. At the State of the Union address just a year ago, Pelosi was so furious with what she called the “manifesto of mistruths” she ripped up a copy of Trump’s speech as he stood a few feet away.
If he did anything during his speech, Biden lowered the temperature in the Capitol and in Washington. At one poignant moment, the president personally thanked McConnell for naming a cancer research bill after his son, Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle applauded the line.
‘3 or 4’ Senators Will Run for President in 2024: McConnell
Several current Republican senators will run for president in the next election cycle, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Thursday.
McConnell during a Fox News appearance responded to former President Donald Trump, a possible candidate who again criticized the longtime senator earlier in the day.
“We need good leadership. Mitch McConnell has not done a great job. I think they should change Mitch McConnell,” Trump said.
The relationship between the two Republicans has frayed for months.
McConnell responded by saying that Republicans are “looking in the future, not the past.”