Joe Biden Celebrates His Biggest Legislative Accomplishment, The Inflation Reduction Act
deadline.comPresident Joe Biden didn’t explicitly call for people to get out the vote, but at his White House event on Tuesday, celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, he and other Democrats certainly didn’t miss a chance to contrast their agenda to Republicans.The event on the South Lawn drew thousands of people, as one of the biggest gatherings that the Biden administration has hosted at the White House.
In the crowd were House and Senate Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, as well as union leaders and members, cabinet secretaries and other executive branch officials.
The White House sent out invitations far and wide, hoping to build buzz for the climate and health legislation, and the event opened with a performance by James Taylor, who headlined fund-raising events for Biden in 2020.Missing from the crowd: Republicans.
None voted for the bill, as they have set their sights on hammering Democrats for high inflation. That was evident earlier in the day, as the latest Consumer Price Index number was higher than expected, sending the stock market in a nose dive.Major cable news networks carried the speech, but eventually broke away.Walking back and forth on a makeshift stage, with the Truman Balcony in the background, Biden gave a feisty speech in which he called out certain senators, including Sen.
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