The US president made his first major speech to Congress on Wednesday, April 28, on the eve of the milestone of his 100 days in the White House. Joe Biden spoke with pride of his first re ...

United States: Joe Biden praises his successes in his first major speech to Congress

US President Joe Biden during his speech to Congress on April 29, 2021. Melina Mara POOL / AFP

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The US president made his first major speech to Congress on Wednesday, April 28, on the eve of the milestone of his 100 days in the White House.

Joe Biden spoke with pride of his first successes such as the vaccination against Covid-19 and the economic recovery plan.

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With our correspondent in the United States

Éric de Salve

Alone on stage in front of a scattered Congress - 200 representatives of the two chambers out of 1,600 were able to attend his speech - Joe Biden took stock of his presidency on the eve of his first 100 days.

In a speech of a little over an hour, he praised his recovery strategy with first the success of his vaccination campaign.

His promise, when he took office, was 100 million vaccines in 100 days.

“

We are at 200 million injections.
Almost one in two Americans received their first dose,

”he said.

"America is moving forward again"

The US president also spoke of his massive economic recovery plan, the most progressive program since Roosevelt say many commentators in the United States. In 100 days of mandate, 6 trillion dollars of public expenditure was made. An amount that was used to pay for example 1,400 dollars of aid directly into the pockets of Americans who needed it. “

Now America is ready to take off again

with a forecast growth of 6%,

” said Joe Biden.

After just one hundred days, I can declare America moving forward again.

We all know life can take us down, but in America we never stay down.

We have always stood up, and that is what we are doing today.

By choosing hope over fear, truth over lies, light over darkness, we work again, we dream again, and we lead the world again.

US President Joe Biden

The tenant of the White House also spoke of the follow-up with his plan for infrastructure and his climate plan. On this last theme, he tried to reassure his opposition, which accuses him of "socialism". “

When I think of climate, I think of job creation

,” he pointed out. But how do you finance all of this? "

With our taxes

he explained. But not by increasing those in the middle class. “

It is the taxes of billionaires that will increase and those of large corporations that do not pay any. This is not normal.

I have been clear that we can do this without increasing the deficit.

Nor will I impose a tax increase on those who earn less than $ 400,000 a year.

But it's time for corporate America and the richest 1% of Americans to start paying their fair share.

Simply pay their fair share.

US President Joe Biden

Joe Biden also appealed to the Republicans for unity against China and Russia.

“

We must not be divided, we must prove to dictatorships that democracy can keep its promises.

United States: Joe Biden praises his successes in his first major speech to Congress

United States: Joe Biden praises his successes in his first major speech to Congress

"America is moving forward again"

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