The US President during his speech before the US Congress on Tuesday evening.
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Washington US President Joe Biden extended his hand to Republicans in Congress in a speech before the House. “To my Republican friends, we were able to work together in the last Congress, there’s no reason why we can’t work together in this Congress and find consensus on important things,” Biden said Tuesday night (local time) in his State of the Union address before both chambers of Congress. Conflicts would not advance the country.
During his speech, Biden was confronted with new majorities in Congress. Since January, its Democrats have been in a minority in the House of Representatives, making it even more difficult for the government to pass legislation. Republicans won a narrow majority in the House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections.
“We’re often told that Democrats and Republicans can’t work together,” Biden said. “But over the past two years we’ve proved the cynics and pessimists wrong.”
Biden also stated that he wanted to support the domestic industry even more and rely on the “Made in America” principle. “We will ensure that the supply chain for America starts in America. The supply chain starts in America,” he said. He was criticized for relying on American products. But he will not apologize for it, emphasized the Democrat. “This is fully in line with international trade rules.”
Specifically, Biden announced that building materials for federally funded infrastructure projects would have to be manufactured in America. This involves copper, aluminum, fiber optic cable, lumber and drywall. “Under my supervision, American roads, bridges and highways will be built with American products,” Biden said.
Biden also praised the robust US economy and low unemployment of 3.4 percent as his government’s achievements. “We’ve already created 800,000 high-paying manufacturing jobs, the fastest growth in 40 years,” Biden said Tuesday night (local time) at his State of the Union address in Washington, announcing the creation of hundreds of thousands more jobs. “I mean across the country, not just along the coast but right across the country.”
Inflation caused by the pandemic and the Ukraine war is still a big problem, but fuel and food prices are now falling again in the USA. “We are currently in a better position than any other country in the world.”
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