Biden claims to be offering “real results”
In his speech for his first 100 days in office, the US president spoke about his achievements during this period
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, addressed the Congress of the country to deliver his first speech in a joint session, on the occasion of the celebration of the first 100 days since he took office, to highlight that his Administration is offering “results real “even though he inherited a” nation in crisis.”
Just one day after, effectively, Biden reaches one hundred days in office, and in a context of extraordinary preventive measures due to the coronavirus pandemic in the immediate vicinity, the president has addressed both chambers at a time that has marked history in the country, with the Vice President, Kamala Harris, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, seated behind the president as the first women to hold their respective positions.
“Madam president, madam vice president. No president has ever said those words from this podium. And it was about time,” Biden celebrated after entering the rostrum.
Another milestone highlighted in this speech was the appointment of Major General William Walker, the first African-American Sergeant at Arms in the history of Congress, at a time of racial exaltation in the United States.
“One hundred days since I was sworn in and inherited a nation in crisis,” the president began his speech, to recall that they are facing “the worst pandemic in a century. The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War.”
Economic growth
But, after these first hundred days, “the United States is on the move again. Turning danger into possibility. Crisis into opportunity. Adversity into strength”, he said.
Regarding the plan of his Administration that contemplates 2.3 trillion dollars for the creation of employment and infrastructure, Biden said that “it will create millions of jobs and billions of dollars of economic growth in the coming years. One of the most important rescue teams package in American history.
“Some at home wonder if these jobs are for them. They feel left behind and forgotten in a rapidly changing economy. Let me address you directly”, stressed the US president.
He said that these are high-paying jobs that cannot be outsourced. Almost 90 % of infrastructure jobs created in the American Employment Plan do not require a college degree, and 75 % do not require an associate’s degree.
K. Tovar
Source: BBC
