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'Madam speaker, madam vice president,' Biden said at the start of his speech. MORE: In 1st, two women will sit behind a president for a speech to Congress ''Joe, any country that out-educates us is going to outcompete us.' She will be deeply involved in leading this effort.'

'If I've heard it once, I've heard it a thousand times,' he said, quoting his wife. In his remarks, Biden noted his personal connection to education, singling out his wife, first lady Jill Biden, who teaches at a community college.

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In the plan, Biden calls for universal preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds, as well as two years of free community college, a national paid leave program and $800 billion in tax credits for families and workers. I just want to be clear, from my perspective, doing nothing is not an option.' Biden unveils new $1.8 trillion 'families plan'Īs promised by the White House, Biden called for a 'once in a generation' investment in families and children, making his case for his newly announced American Families Plan to members of Congress and the American people. But the rest of the world is not waiting for us. 'I like to meet with those who have ideas that are different, that they think are better,' Biden said in response to Republicans who have proposed their own infrastructure plan.

While some senators, like Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., are discussing measures that might grab some Republican support, like increasing certain types of background checks, the House-passed gun control measures have little support among Senate Republicans.īiden might be able to succeed with his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, which can be passed with a simple majority in the Senate under the budget reconciliation process, but it remains to be seen whether he can secure any bipartisan support for that measure, something he failed to do with COVID-19 relief.ĭespite the roadblocks, Biden made it clear in his remarks he was open to considering other proposals to find consensus on issues like Infrastructure and criminal justice reform - so long as it meant progress. Likewise, gun control seems to be going nowhere fast. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, has all but admitted the president's comprehensive immigration reform package won't pass in his chamber this year with a razor-thin margin of Democratic control. The existence of those bills indicates House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not have the support necessary to pass Biden's comprehensive reform package.Īnd Sen.

On immigration reform, House Democrats have introduced standalone bills to give a pathway to citizenship to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and green cards to farmworkers. MORE: Biden pitches agenda to joint session of Congress ahead of 100th day in office

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