Among other things, Mr Biden used a large segment of his pitch to attack corporations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
It was a speech that could serve as a blueprint for his 2024 re-election bid.Mr Biden, a Democrat, told Republicans in Congress who have questioned his legitimacy and threatened to block his policies that “there is no reason we can’t work together”.Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who once served as press secretary for former president Donald Trump, rejected Mr Biden’s speech in a response prepared beforehand.
And while Democrats were quick to rise in applause, Republicans applauded only sporadically, and remained silent when Mr Biden listed his administration’s accomplishments.The loudest Republican jeers came when Mr Biden accused the Republicans of planning to cut Social Security and Medicare, which some members of the party have suggested but whom Mr Biden said he would not name.“We never said that!” said Byron Donalds, another House Republican.
“We got unanimity,” he continued. “Social Security and Medicare are a lifeline for millions of seniors. Americans have to pay into them from the very first paycheck they started. So tonight, so we all agree, and apparently we are, let’s stand up for seniors.” Mr Biden accused the pharmaceutical companies of charging too much for insulin but made no mention of their role in tamping down the Covid-19 pandemic.
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