Biden tells congressional leaders that Ukraine, COVID are priorities.
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that securing funding for Ukraine and COVID-19 are his priorities before Republicans take control of the House of Representatives early next year.
Biden held talks with Democratic and Republican leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate on what can be done in the remaining weeks when Democrats still control both chambers.
Republicans won a narrow majority in the House in the Nov. 8 midterm elections and will take over in January, complicating Biden's agenda for the next two years. Biden's Democrats retained control of the Senate.
Biden said as the leaders began their talks that he wanted to discuss "what we're going to do between now and Christmas in terms of legislation."
He said funding more military assistance for Ukraine, an objective that House Republicans have talked about stalling when they take over in January, is a priority as well as funding measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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@Morvoren it’s not so much the people because after the time spent with shut downs, mask mandates, the scare tactics employed to get compliance(IMO) for vaccinations, it came to a point where the games being played by government our alleged health “ experts” like Fauci, and big pharma, it started to unravel and they lost their controlling hold on the American people through fear and intimidation, and even Biden said “ “ pandemic is over”. ( 60 minutes interview in September). We’re moving on and there are people dying from many things as far as viruses go, but to focus on Covid is a grasp at straws.
@Morvoren We were hit with a virus as was the rest of the world. It gave an opportunity for my government (IMO) to exercise a control over its people using the virus as an excuse. The virus mutated, waned. Not everyone succumbed. Many, especially those who pushed vaccines and got them also still fell victim to the very virus they alleged the vaccines would cure. Many people “on the fence” saw that and made decisions Re the vaccine(s). I guess “ hot air” depends on who you talk to. Me? Never took the vaccines. Health has been good. I saw something insidious in the way my government handled this, aka a grab for power and control. But for those who believed they were in danger and got vaccinated, their choice as it was for those of us who did not. Again, “ hot air” depends on who you speak to.
@soar2newhighs I’m saying there’s view of Americans that they are unlikely to do something for the benefit of their country if it mildly inconveniences them. Two years of “what about my rights” posts has down this seed.
@Morvoren Whoever holds those views, so be it. Perhaps Americans look at what is in front of them on a daily basis and do not necessary believe it will benefit the nation, whereas other Americans do, ergo the political machine gets involved. And as far as “ rights”, that too depends on who you talk to and ask them about the “ rights” they want to hold on to or fear losing. Our system is pretty much based on our relation to England, but has evolved.
@Morvoren "What about my rights" lol Every country in the world either HATES Americans or whines "Where are the Americans to fight our wars for us?" WAHHHH while they ban guns for their own people MAKES SENSE
