U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his “State of the State” speech to Congress on February 8th. During his speech, the head of the states drove the Republicans into a dead end and forced them to change their position on social programs for pensioners.
A public and political figure from the USA told Channel 24 , Deputy from Rock County in Wisconsin Yuri Rashkin. Biden also mentioned Ukraine in his speech and assured of the support of our state.
Republicans are forced to change policy
Joe Biden told Congress that Republicans opposed the introduction of a social assistance program in the United States, Rashkin said. Instead, the Republicans began to object, so they fell into the trap.
“He (Biden – Channel 24) lured the Republicans into a trap, which they gladly entered. The President of the United States said: instead of In order to raise taxes on billionaires, there are people from the Republican Party who say that we need to end the welfare program.” And here the Republicans yelled that they did not say this,” the deputy says.
Then the President of the States invited the Republicans not to discuss the adoption of the program, but simply to stand up and applaud the pensioners. Representatives of the Republican Party agreed.
So he pulled them out of the social program negotiations. Now pensioners have not become hostages of the policy of the Republicans, but they (the Republicans – Channel 24) have remained on the sidelines, – Rashkin noted. >. Yuri Rashkin emphasized that this is noticeable both in their position on Ukraine and in domestic politics.
He stressed that the Republicans have always opposed the adoption of a pensioner social support program, and now they are forced to change their minds.
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“A serious change has taken place here, they have moved to another chair. Thus, the Republicans have driven themselves into a corner. Now they must support social programs,” Rashkin added.
Rashkin analyzed Biden's speech: watch the video
Biden mentioned Ukraine
The MP noted that Joe Biden assured: victory, and after.
“His speech says that the United States supports democracy. Biden also said: “We are not leading by example of our strength, but by the strength of our example.” That is, they show what needs to be done , rather than pulling everyone onto the battlefield,” he said.
Yuri Rashkin also noted that everyone in Congress stood up and applauded when the words about Ukraine were heard.
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