JACKSON, Wyo. — Yesterday evening, President Joe Biden marked the first 100 days of his presidency with an address to Congress. In the speech, he discussed his plans for American infrastructure, praised the 200 million vaccine doses administered across the country, and urged for federal government assistance to continue during the COVID-19 crisis.
The night also marked in history the first time two women sat behind the President in the House Chamber: Vice President Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
However, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming took issue with several aspects of the address held before the joint session of Congress yesterday.
“Only a hundred days into his administration, President Biden has already started a war on American energy and spent nearly $2 trillion on progressive priorities. Tonight, even as his Administration tries to pass the Green New Deal under the guise of infrastructure, he came to Congress to roll out an education bill that would turn pre-kindergarten and community college into new entitlements our country can simply not afford,” said Cheney.
Lummis expressed her disapproval of Biden’s proposed tax plan, along with his infrastructure package.
“His proposed tax increases would do more to wreck our economy than to foot the bill. While Republicans stand ready to work with Democrats on a bipartisan infrastructure package, President Biden has chosen the partisan path of divisiveness and is wasting trillions more of our taxpayer dollars in the process. This does a sad disservice to the people of Wyoming, and our grandchildren will quite literally have to pay for it,” said Lummis.
Similar to Lummis’ outlook, Wyoming Congresswoman and House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney, sees Biden’s plans for the federal government to support the American people as a severe threat to Wyoming and the U.S. economy.
“The proposals he talked about would result in growing the size and scope of the federal government while requiring hardworking taxpayers in our state and across the country to send more of their income to Washington, D.C.,” Cheney said.
Ultimately, Cheney explained that Biden’s plans are detrimental for Wyoming and America at large.
“The policies President Biden has advanced in his first 100 days and outlined in this evening are bad for Wyoming and bad for America,” said Cheney.
