President Joe Biden spoke at a drive-in rally in Georgia on Thursday, seeking to build public support for $4 trillion in new spending on infrastructure and a vast expansion of the federal social safety net, to be paid for chiefly by tax hikes on corporations and wealthy Americans. Moments after Biden took to the stage at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth, a suburb of Atlanta, he was interrupted by protesters calling for an end to private prisons, chanting, “end detention now!” Biden acknowledged the demonstrators, saying, “I agree with you,” to which the protesters responded with cheers. “There should be no private prisons, period,” Biden added. “They should not exist and we are working to close all of them.” Speaking on the 100th day after taking office, Biden touted his administration’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, including on the distribution of vaccines and relief checks that were part of …
Biden Tries to Rally Support in Georgia for $4 Trillion In Spending Plans, Paid for By Tax Hikes
April 30, 2021
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