Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021 04:56 PM MYT
The US president will also plead directly with lawmakers to pass legislation to curb police violence, senior administration officials say. Biden will highlight repeated police killings of Black citizens and years of entrenched racism, while also honoring the service of the vast majority of officers. Republican lawmakers have already rejected the over US$2 trillion infrastructure plan as too large. The Democratic president is gambling that his spending plans, which are largely popular with American voters, can sway Republicans in Congress to cooperate with the White House.
One senior Congressional aide said Biden is expected to “come out hard on China,” noting frequent calls to take a harder line against Beijing from both Republicans and Democrats. That is a far cry from the 1,600 officials, friends and guests who typically gather for a presidential speech.