President Biden on Tuesday criticized Republicans and promoted his own agenda in front of a friendly crowd of union workers in his first speech since announcing his re-election bid.
“They would rather see children and seniors struggle with what they need, people with Medicare lose their health care, veterans lose access to doctor visits… than cut subsidies to Big Oil that generated $200,000.” billions and to big pharma and the richest corporations,” Biden said. , referring to the Republican House proposal that combines an increase in the debt limit with cuts in public spending.
“Same old drip dressed in MAGA gear. Only worse because this time they say that if they don’t get away with it, if Biden doesn’t agree with them and agrees with all the cuts… they’re going to let the country default on its debt,” he added in comments to a conference of Construction Unions of North America.
The White House said Tuesday that Biden would veto the Republican House measure if it made it to your desk. The legislation would limit government funding to fiscal year 2022 levels and also limit spending growth to 1 percent per year for the next decade with other proposals aimed at reining in spending.
Biden, in his remarks, focused on the Democratic achievements of his first two years, including the Reduced Inflation Act and the infrastructure bill.
“Our economic plan is working, now we have to finish the job and there is more to do,” the president said, winking at the 2024 campaign.
He noted that the Cut Inflation Act, the Democrats’ radical climate and tax bill, takes on Big Pharma and reduces the cost of insulin, but that no Republicans voted for it. And he pointed out that House Republicans want to repeal parts, including the clean energy jobs part.
Biden said Senate Republicans told him they would have voted for the bill but would be elected in the primary if they did, adding that “it’s not a profile of bravery but recognition.”
President launched its 2024 campaign early Tuesday via video, including footage from Jan. 6, 2021, and former President Trump and asking voters to help him finish the job he’s started.
Kevin Munoz, a spokesman for the Biden-Harris 2024 campaign, said in a statement that Biden “believes in the dignity of work and, in stark contrast to the MAGA Republicans running for president, knows that workers deserve more rights, not less”.
The president took the stage with chants of “Come on, Joe!” and the unionists shouted “four more years!” while he spoke.
“I do not apologize for being the most pro-union president. And I’m proud of it,” Biden said. “We, you and me together, we’re changing things and we’re doing it big.”
