Biden Offers a Can-Do Unity Vision With Rich Paying ‘Fair Share’
- President unveils $1.8 trillion American Families Plan
- White House says speech marks a renewal after insurrection
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President Joe Biden declared the U.S. has turned the corner on a pandemic that’s killed more than half a million Americans and crippled the economy, promising tax increases on the wealthy to pay for ambitious plans to spend trillions on infrastructure, education and other Democratic priorities.
“America is on the move again,” Biden said in his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. “Turning peril into possibility. Crisis into opportunity. Setback into strength.”