President Biden will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to tout infrastructure investments and his broader economic plans and will be accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), according to the White House.
Biden headed to Kentucky the day after the new Republican House majority was inaugurated and said, “How his economic plan will rebuild our infrastructure and create high-paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree. Create and revitalize the community left behind.” behind,” said the White House.
McConnell, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (Republican), Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (Democrat), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and White House Deputy Communications Director Harvey Giskend will also attend. murmured.
DeWine announced last week that it has raised more than $1 billion through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act of 2021 to replace the Brent Spence Bridge connecting Kentucky and Ohio.
The event marks the White House’s willingness to reach out across the aisle as bipartisanship and a willingness to reach out across the aisles progress as a new session of Congress progresses, with Republicans holding a narrow House of Representatives and Democrats holding a narrow majority in the Senate. It reflects what you want to emphasize.
White House officials have argued that in the weeks since the November midterm elections, the American public has indicated that they expect their leaders to work together to get things done.
In Biden’s first two years in office, bipartisan legislation has been passed that focuses on infrastructure, semiconductor chip manufacturing, aid to veterans and protection of same-sex marriage.
In a memo to reporters just before Christmas, Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates said Mr. Biden was ringing in the new year. More than anything. ”
“He wants to continue working together to cut costs, bring back more jobs from abroad, save more lives from gun violence, and keep Americans safe,” Bates said. .