Speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday (April 28), U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said that after a tumultuous 2020, President Biden has failed to deliver on his campaign promise to unify the country while focusing on supporting a radical agenda.
McConnell’s comments came ahead of Biden’s first joint session congressional address, in which he detailed Republican dissatisfaction with the Biden administration’s performance in its first 100 days.
“President Biden has promised that he will be ‘a president for all Americans’ and plans to repair, restore and heal,” McConnell said Wednesday morning, “and he promises that he is wholeheartedly committed to uniting our people. Many hope his administration will deliver on that promise.”
“But the first 100 days left much to be desired. In just a few months, the Biden administration seems to have given up on promoting real unity and instead has thrown its weight around to the liberal camp and then wrapped it in layers of false propaganda.” He added.
The Republican leader’s criticism came as Biden announced another major $1.8 trillion legislative package, dubbed The American Families Plan. The plan, which aims to provide universal free community college and preschool education, as well as child care programs and health care premium relief for families, among other things, would be funded primarily by tax increases on wealthy Americans.
Republicans have long taken issue with the Democrats’ spending and accused them of forcing a number of progressive agendas through Congress without bipartisan support, despite having more than half of the House and half of the Senate seats. Congress passed Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package in March and is currently reviewing his $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan.
McConnell said, “Behind the familiar face of President Biden, it’s as if the most radical Democrats in Washington have the keys to the car and they are trying to speed it as far left as possible before the American voters demand they return it.”
He called the American Jobs Plan “another trillion-dollar liberal social engineering hodgepodge that will destroy all industries while spending a fraction on roads and bridges,” when building them is a serious effort to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure.
Since then, Republicans have unveiled a lower-bid infrastructure proposal that focuses on the traditional concept of “infrastructure.
McConnell also criticized Biden’s handling of the border crisis, criticizing him for ordering a “hasty, full withdrawal from Afghanistan” and ignoring threats from Russia and China (the Chinese Communist Party). He also criticized the decision to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline and the push to pass H.R. 1, the so-called “Serve the People Act,” a Democratic effort to overhaul the way the United States elects people.
In a speech to Congress Wednesday evening, Biden touted the results of his administration, the state of the nation, the economy and celebrated the passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. He also laid out his vision for the country, vowing to fix the economy, and he reiterated the need for his American Jobs Initiative and American Family Plan.
“The worst pandemic in a century. The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War,” Biden said, “and now, just 100 days later, I can report to the nation that America is moving forward again.”
“Turning danger into possibility. Turning crises into turnarounds. Turning setbacks into strengths.” , he said, “America is rising again. By choosing hope over fear, truth will prevail over lies and light will overcome darkness. After 100 days of rescue and rebuilding, America is ready to take off.”
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