{"id":1997397,"date":"2023-08-11T03:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T07:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-caps-big-legislative-wins-at-the-one-year-mark-with-western-swing\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T03:11:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T07:11:28","slug":"biden-caps-big-legislative-wins-at-the-one-year-mark-with-western-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-caps-big-legislative-wins-at-the-one-year-mark-with-western-swing\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden wraps up major legislative victories in one year with Western tour."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-caps-big-legislative-wins-at-the-one-year-mark-with-western-swing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1997397&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President Biden&#8217;s Western Swing: Celebrating Legislative Wins\u200c and Fundraising<\/h2>\n<p>With Congress \u2063on vacation, President Joe Biden is taking time to visit the four\u2063 corners.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s stops in Utah,\u200c Arizona, and New Mexico this\u2062 week included anniversary celebrations of 2022&#8217;s biggest legislative wins and fundraisers in places \u200che doesn&#8217;t\u200d often visit.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;America&#8217;s natural wonders are \u200cour nation&#8217;s heart and soul,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>he said during the Arizona stop, made near the Grand Canyon. <strong>&#8220;That&#8217;s not hyperbole; that&#8217;s\u200d a fact. They \u2062unite us.\u200d They \u200binspire us. A birthright \u2064we pass\u200d down from\u2063 generation to generation.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That appearance included designating nearly 1 \u200cmillion acres a national monument\u200c and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-caps-big-legislative-wins-at-the-one-year-mark-with-western-swing\/\" title=\"Biden wraps up major legislative victories in one year with Western tour.\">controversially blocks uranium mining<\/a> in the process.<\/p>\n<p>In New \u200bMexico, Biden showcased the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act,\u200b which passed with no Republican votes, \u200cmixing a celebration of its one-year\u200d anniversary \u2062with attacks on\u200c GOPers who\u2062 opposed it.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Like in Colorado, where CS Wind broke ground on what\u200c will be the world&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hits-boebert-vote-against-inflation-reduction-act-despite-benefits-in-her-district\/\" title=\"Biden criticizes Boebert's vote against Inflation Reduction Act, despite district benefits.\">largest wind tower manufacturing plant<\/a>. And coincidentally, CS\u2063 Wind is congresswoman Lauren Boebert \u2014 you know, the \u200dvery quiet Republican lady \u2014\u200b it&#8217;s in her district,&#8221; Biden said, teasing the House Freedom Caucus member.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And\u200d in Utah, Biden celebrated the anniversary of the PACT Act, which expands\u200b veterans&#8217; benefits. The president became \u2064emotional during his speech in Salt Lake City, as the bill stemmed in part from\u200b the death of his son Beau from cancer after returning from Iraq.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The PACT Act \u2062is one of the most \u2062significant laws ever signed to help veterans\u2064 exposed to toxic materials\u200d and \u200cto help\u200b their families recover as well as receive compensation,&#8221;\u200d Biden said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the crowing made\u2062 a day earlier, he touted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-blumenthal-says-bidens-2024-decision-will-be-dependent-on-midterms\/\" title=\"Sen. Blumenthal Says Biden's 2024 Decision Will Be Dependent on Midterms\">burn pits legislation<\/a> as \u2063a symbol of\u2063 bipartisanship after it passed 84-14 in the\u2064 Senate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t tell\u2063 me \u2064we can&#8217;t get \u200cthings done when we work together,&#8221; Biden said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He \u200dalso released a statement to mark the \u2062anniversary of a third bill, the \u200dtechnology-focused CHIPS and Science Act, calling it &#8220;a key part of \u2062my \u200bBidenomics agenda to bring investment\u2063 and opportunity to every\u200d corner of the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The anniversary speeches reflect the fact that Biden \u2063is unlikely to\u2064 see many legislative wins this year thanks to a \u2063Republican-controlled House of Representatives.\u2063 But they also \u200dserve as an opportunity\u2064 to remind\u2062 voters what the president has\u2062 done for them, argues Democratic strategist Brad Bannon.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;One of the biggest factors\u2064 in Biden&#8217;s reelection is whether or not he can make the sale on the benefits of his economic program,&#8221; Bannon said. &#8220;This is a good time \u2063to do that, and\u200b celebrating these anniversaries is an important way of reminding voters how much the president has \u2063been \u2063able to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And while by definition, the bills \u2063are old news, making speeches about them\u200c can\u200d get the\u2062 accomplishments back on voters&#8217;\u200c minds during a relatively slow time in Washington.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;When I sit down and watch the national news tonight, \u200cmy guess is there&#8217;s going to be national coverage of \u200bthe president&#8217;s trip to the West, and people in Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, \u200band \u200dArizona will be \u200dwatching the same national news report I \u200dam,&#8221; Bannon said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After\u2062 spending the last two weeks \u2064away from the White House, Biden will return to Washington and\u200b likely begin focusing more on the \u2062looming\u2062 fiscal battles with Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The White House will look to combat bad economic news\u2063 as inflation ticked back up in July \u200cafter nearly a full\u2063 year of declines. That will \u200cpresent a\u2064 new\u200d challenge as team \u200dBiden \u200chas made &#8220;Bidenomics&#8221; a key part\u200c of \u200cits messaging focus in\u200c recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ\u2062 MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s Western swing also included fundraising stops as he seeks reinforcements \u2064for his 2024 reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p>The president returned to Washington late\u2063 Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden is making the most of Congress&#8217; break by touring the four corners. During his visits to Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, he commemorated the significant legislative victories of 2022 and held fundraisers in less frequented locations. 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