Biden says 'big chunks' of Build Back Better plan can pass Congress

Biden says 'big chunks' of Build Back Better plan can pass Congress if broken up

marking his first full year in office. I'm not going to give up and accept things as they are now. President joe biden held a formal news conference at the White House fielding questions as his administration struggles to get a grip on the coronavirus crisis. Some people may call what's happening now the new normal. I call it a job not yet finished the president touting progress on vaccinations, reopening the economy and creating jobs. Yet acknowledging there's more work to do as he enters the midterm election year. I'm going to be out on the road a lot making the case around the country with my colleagues who are up for reelection and others making the case of what we did do and what we want to do with recent key economic indicators showing record inflation. Many americans are anxious about what's to come. The president seeking to ease some of those concerns. The best thing to tackle high prices is a more productive economy with greater capacity to deliver goods and services to the american people. President biden's appearance at the podium comes as his build back better plan hangs in the balance. His recent push for voting rights legislation, also encountering roadblocks in the divided Senate. Despite the setbacks, the president vowing to press ahead. The best days of this country are still ahead of us. Not behind us in Washington. I'm chris win

Biden says 'big chunks' of Build Back Better plan can pass Congress if broken up

President Joe Biden admitted that he's going to make big changes on his approach to a signature legislative goal as he took part in a formal news conference on Wednesday afternoon at the White House marking the end of his first full year in office.Biden told reporters on Thursday that he believes Congress can pass "big chunks" of his sweeping social safety net and climate spending plan, Build Back Better, acknowledging that negotiators will have to "fight for the rest later.""Yes, well, it's clear to me that we're going to have to break it up," the president said.In particular, Biden indicated that he believes Congress can pass funding for energy and environmental issues and that he has support from West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a key moderate, on the plan's early education proposals. In addition, he indicated that there's "strong support" for the proposal on how the provisions will be paid for."I don't think there's anything unrealistic about what we're asking for. I'm not asking for castles in the sky. I'm asking for practical things the American people have been asking for for a long time. A long time. And I think we can get it done," he said.He cited lower prices for prescription drugs, expanded education funding and support for child care as popular provisions."I don't know many things that have been done in one fell swoop. And so I think the most important thing to do is try to inform ... the public what's at stake in stark terms and let them make judgments and let them know who is for them and who is against them. Who is there and who is not there, and make that the case. That's what I'm going to be spending my time doing in this off-year election," Biden continued.The president also acknowledged that passing his other legislative priority, voting reform, will be difficult. Still, he insisted that Democrats still have options to get it passed."It's going to be difficult. I make no bones about that. It's going to be difficult, but we're not there yet. We've not run out of options yet. And we'll see how this moves," Biden told reporters during the news conference.

Biden told reporters on Thursday that he believes Congress can pass "big chunks" of his sweeping social safety net and climate spending plan, Build Back Better, acknowledging that negotiators will have to "fight for the rest later."

"Yes, well, it's clear to me that we're going to have to break it up," the president said.

In particular, Biden indicated that he believes Congress can pass funding for energy and environmental issues and that he has support from West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a key moderate, on the plan's early education proposals. In addition, he indicated that there's "strong support" for the proposal on how the provisions will be paid for.

"I don't think there's anything unrealistic about what we're asking for. I'm not asking for castles in the sky. I'm asking for practical things the American people have been asking for for a long time. A long time. And I think we can get it done," he said.

He cited lower prices for prescription drugs, expanded education funding and support for child care as popular provisions.

"I don't know many things that have been done in one fell swoop. And so I think the most important thing to do is try to inform ... the public what's at stake in stark terms and let them make judgments and let them know who is for them and who is against them. Who is there and who is not there, and make that the case. That's what I'm going to be spending my time doing in this off-year election," Biden continued.

The president also acknowledged that passing his other legislative priority, voting reform, will be difficult. Still, he insisted that Democrats still have options to get it passed.

"It's going to be difficult. I make no bones about that. It's going to be difficult, but we're not there yet. We've not run out of options yet. And we'll see how this moves," Biden told reporters during the news conference.

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