WASHINGTON (Washington Insider Magazine) – President Joe Biden will speak before Congress on Tuesday, attempting to promote his foreign and domestic policy agenda to an audience that has consistently given him dismal support ratings as the war in Ukraine escalates.
The US reaction to Russia’s attack on Ukraine will be a major emphasis of Biden’s prime-time speech to Congress, with current administration sources saying Biden plans to stress the unified operations of US allies as well as the effects sanctions have had on Russia’s economy.
According to NBC NEWS, Biden plans to speak substantially on his attempts to boost the US economy and contain the coronavirus outbreak, as well as encourage Congress to resurrect his blocked domestic policy program.
The address comes at a critical juncture in Biden’s career, both at home as well as overseas. His immediate predecessor, Donald Trump, had a worse popularity rating when he spoke before Congress, with Americans giving Biden low ratings on anything from his leadership approach to his management of the economy.
The speech might be Biden’s final chance to make his argument for his domestic policy program before a House of Representatives dominated by his own caucus, with several Democrats facing hard reelection battles in the November elections.
Despite the fact that a vast majority of Americans oppose Biden’s management of the economy, the president intends to claim that his government has led the economy to achieve its strongest job increase and economic growth in over 40 years, according to a senior government official.
Inflation, which is at its greatest level in decades, is among the primary concerns voiced by Americans in polls. Biden will talk about reducing overall inflation as well as lowering prices in specific sectors like childcare facilities and prescription medications, according to Psaki, as part of a bill he is pushing through Congress.
Biden also plans to encourage Congress to act on initiatives included in his delayed Build Back Better plan, particularly those aimed at cutting prescription medication and child care expenses. He also intends to ask Congress to act on other proposals he has made, such as better living conditions for retirees and the disabled, increasing the national minimum pay to $15 an hour, and reducing the expense of higher education, as well as by increasing the Pell Grant award by more than $2,000, among other things.
When it pertains to the coronavirus outbreak, Biden will speak to the nation as it reaches a more controllable phase, when the virus can be managed with vaccinations, booster doses, and novel therapies, according to public health authorities.
He is scheduled to discuss the administration’s larger pandemic plan, as well as fresh recommendations from the CDC last week which suggest most of the nation no longer requires people to wear masks in their everyday lives.
