Biden used the war as both the platform and the urgent reason to talk about the fight between democracy and autocracy as a reality rather than an abstraction.
WASHINGTON -- Only a little more than a week ago, President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address was focused largely inward, looking at the economic and public health woes besetting the U.S. But Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the war that has ensued changed all that.The speech and the war in Ukraine gave Biden both the platform and the reason to talk about the fight between democracy and autocracy not as an abstraction but as an urgent reality.
"In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security," Biden said"This is a real test. It's going to take time. So let us continue to draw inspiration from the iron will of the Ukrainian people." "We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police. The answer is to fund the police with the resources and training they need to protect our communities."
"I'm taking robust action to make sure the pain of our sanctions is targeted at Russia's economy - and I will use every tool at our disposal to protect American businesses and consumers," Biden said as he announced the planned release of another 30 million barrels of oil from the U.S. petroleum reserve. Gasoline prices are averaging $3.61 a gallon, according to AAA. But most of that increase occurred over the past year, rather than the machinations of Russia.
Capping prescription drug prices stays in the mix. So do anti-climate change policies - which are now being portrayed as ways to lower energy costs for families. Financial support to limit child care costs is still in, though the expanded child tax credit from the coronavirus relief package is out. Universal pre-kindergarten remains a priority, but the primary goal of all of these policies is no longer to win the future as Biden once claimed.
His remarks include variations on the word"job" more than a dozen times as it applied to people working. Inflation netted half a dozen mentions and forms of the word"price" in terms of costs charged were mentioned 10 times."Pandemic" was mentioned eight times and COVID-19 appeared a dozen times.
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