A message of calm in the face of the uncertainty Americans feel about the economic outlook was delivered by United States President Joe Biden in the State of the Union address delivered to Congress last night.
In the speech, which was broadcast live on television and social networks, the president talked about the good state of the economy and tried to convey that positivity to the American people.
“My economic plan consists of investing in places and people that have been forgotten. Amid the economic turmoil of the past four decades, too many people have been left behind or treated as if they are invisible,” Biden said.
For example, he referred to the working class that has traditionally been the basis of the Democratic Party and that in recent years has felt closer to former Republican President Donald Trump (2017-2021).
The president, who has made his appeal to the working class a central part of his 2020 election campaign, has shown empathy for the Americans left behind.
“Perhaps for you, who watch television at home, this is your situation. You remember the jobs that have disappeared and wonder if there is a way for you and your children to move forward. I understand. And that’s why we’re building an economy so that no one is left behind,” he said.
He highlighted the “resilience” that is part of the history of the United States, as well as the “progress” the country has made since taking office in January 2021, with the creation of 12 million new jobs.
In addition, he pointed out that the “covid no longer rules Americans’ lives” and veiledly alluded to the attack on the Capitol in January 2021, which he described as “the greatest threat” facing the country since the war.
Biden also called for a bipartisan union in Congress and reached out to Republicans, who control one of the Houses of Congress for the first time since taking office. “To my Republican friends, if we could work together in the last legislature, there’s no reason we couldn’t work together in this new Congress,” he said.
The president, along with members of the Supreme Court, addressed the two chambers of Congress meeting in the same chamber to present their priorities for the year and request the co-operation of the legislature.
In his first State of the Union address last year, Biden announced an “agenda for unity” with four priority components.
Source: El heraldo
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