Under the name “Investing in America tour” (Invest in the United States tour), the president’s tour might take the next three weeks with stops also in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin , among other territories of the country, as anticipated by the White House.
For this Tuesday, Biden plans to visit a matching chip manufacturer in North Carolina with the aim of expanding what his administration considers legislative achievements of last year.
In 2022, the Democratic president enacted the CHIPS and Science Act, which boosted investment in semiconductor manufacturing and research nationwide.
In addition, he signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which reduced certain health care costs and created incentives for investments in clean energy, although the measure is not well received for various reasons by European partners and its neighboring ally, Canada.
Biden’s journey will coincide with a two-week recess in Congress, so legislators and officials from his government team will join the scheduled stops.
“The tour will reinforce the stakes for working families across the country if Republicans in Congress get their way by repealing the Cut Inflation Act and slashing funding for manufacturing, research and innovation,” an unnamed source told The Hill newspaper.
The trip also comes as the executive mansion strives to draw contrasts between the legislation Biden signed during his first two years in office and the efforts of Republicans in the House of Representatives to go in the opposite direction or reform the government programs.
Although Biden administration officials say the economy is in strong shape and Americans need not worry regarding a recession, polls show moderate results regarding his performance in this field.
As the federal government grapples with bank failures and tries to rein in inflation, a recent Associated Press-NORC poll found Biden’s approval rating at 38 percent in the third month of the year, down from 45 percent for February and 41 in January.
Meanwhile, a compilation of surveys from the FiveThirtyEight site warned that this March 28 the rate of dissatisfaction with Biden’s performance is close to 53 percent.
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